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'''United States Senate'''

The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral [[United States Congress]], the other being the [[House of Representatives]]. It is known informally as the "upper house." The Senate consists of 36 senators divided over the 18 [[regions]] in USA.

== Current majority ==

As of the [[2010 elections]] the Senate consisted of 18 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus and 18 members of the Senate Republican Conference, giving the GOP a Senate majority with Vice President Aaron Reid (R-Nevada) presiding.

After the caucus change of Senator [[Roland Scott]], the majority then went to the Democrats.

== Senate leadership ==

The current leadership positions of the senate are occupied as follows:

*President pro tempore: [[J. P. Dailey]]
*Majority Leader: [[Lilliam Vanleer]] 
*Majority Whip: [[Vincent Giorelli]]


*Minority Leader: [[Terry Hughes]]
*Minority Whip: [[Adrian C. McConnell]]


*Chair of Regulations and Commerce Committee:
*Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee: [[Michael Casmir]]
*Chair of Judiciary Committee: [[Sam Russell]]
*Chair of Domestic Affairs Committee: [[Vincent Giorelli]]


== Current Senators Listed region wise ==

{| 
|+Current U.S. Senate
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! width="150" |Name !! width="40"|Party !! width="130"|Superregion !!  width="130"|Region !!  width="130"|State !! Elected !! Election Cycle !! Comments
|-
| [[ Terry Hughes ]] || R || Appalachia || Ohio Valley || Ohio || 2006 || 1 || 
|-
| [[ Tim Kent ]] || R || Appalachia || Ohio Valley || Ohio || 2008 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ Chris Harrison ]] || D || Appalachia || Shenandoah Valley || Virginia || 2010 || 1 || 
|-
| [[ Keith Carter ]] || D || Appalachia || Shenandoah Valley || Virginia || 2009 || 2 || 
|-
| [[ Valeria Smith ]] || R || Big Sky Country || Great Plains || Oklahoma || 2004 || 1 || 
|-
| [[ Joshua Long ]] || R || Big Sky Country || Great Plains || Kansas || 2008 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ William Pope ]] || R || Big Sky Country || Rocky Mountains || Idaho || 2006 || 2 || 
|-
| [[ Adrian C. McConnell  ]] || R || Big Sky Country || Rocky Mountains || Idaho || 2009 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ Matt Mitchell ]] || R || Dixie || Florida || Florida || 2004 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Eric Smith ]] || D || Dixie || Florida || Florida || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Hiroko Fox ]] || R || Dixie || Southeast || Tennessee || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Mike Floyd ]] || R || Dixie || Southeast || Tennessee || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Wellbourne ]] || D || Heartland || Great Lakes || Michigan || 2004 || 1 || 
|-
| [[ Angela Chiles ]] || R || Heartland || Great Lakes || Wisconsin || 2008 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ Gregory Wolff ]] || D || Heartland || Illinois || Illinois || 2006 || 2 || 
|-
| [[ Michael Casmir ]] || D || Heartland || Illinois || Illinois || 2008 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ Vincent Giorelli ]] || D || Mid-Atlantic || Atlantic Seaboard || New Jersey || 2006 || 2 || 
|-
| [[ Evangeline Heaton ]] || NEP || Mid-Atlantic || Atlantic Seaboard || New Jersey || 2008 || 3 || 
|-
| [[ Kathryn Spencer ]] || D || Mid-Atlantic || Pennsylvania || Pennsylvania || 2004 || 1 || 
|-
| [[ David Gamble ]] || R || Mid-Atlantic || Pennsylvania || Pennsylvania || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Brian Murphy ]] || R || Mississippi Valley || Gulf Coast || Louisiana || 2010 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ James MacGillicutty ]] || R || Mississippi Valley || Gulf Coast || Louisiana || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ J. P. Dailey ]] || D || Mississippi Valley || Midwest || Minnesota || 2004 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Joseph Cahill ]] || R || Mississippi Valley || Midwest || Minnesota || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Jack Gardner ]] || D || Northeast || New England || Massachusetts || 2010 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Nadine Monroe ]] || NEP || Northeast || New England || Rhode Island || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Frankie Bernstein ]] || D || Northeast || New York || New York || 2007 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Roland Scott ]] || R || Northeast || New York || New York || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
| [[ Caden Windsor ]] || R || Sunbelt || Southwest || Nevada || 2006 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Akeem Mellis ]] || R || Sunbelt || Southwest || Colorado || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
| [[ A.A. Alvera ]] || R || Sunbelt || Texas || Texas || 2006 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Mark Watters ]] || D || Sunbelt  || Texas || Texas || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Rosenbaum  ]] || D || West Coast || California || California || 2009 || 2 ||
|-
| [[ Sam Russell ]] || D || West Coast || California || California || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
| [[ Lilliam Vanleer ]] || D || West Coast || Pacific Coast || Washington || 2004 || 1 ||
|-
| [[ Jeffrey Landon ]] || D || West Coast || Pacific Coast || Washington || 2008 || 3 ||
|-
|}

== Current Senators Listed alphabetically and according to party affiliation==

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| valign="top" |

=== Current Senators Listed alphabetically ===
{|
|+Current U.S. Senate'''     
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"     
!   width="150"|Name !!  width="40"|Party !!  width="40"|State
|-
| [[ A. A. Alvera ]] || R || TX
|-
| [[ Frankie Bernstein ]] || D || NY
|-
| [[ Joseph Cahill ]] || R || MN
|-
| [[ Keith Carter ]] || D || VA
|-
| [[ Michael Casmir ]] || D || IL
|-
| [[ Angela Chiles ]] || R || WI
|-
| [[ J. P. Dailey ]] || D || MN
|-
| [[ Jared Daniels ]] || D || NC
|-
| [[ Mike Floyd ]] || R || TN
|-
| [[ Hiroko Fox ]] || R || TN
|-
| [[ David Gamble ]] || R || PA
|-
| [[ Vincent Giorelli ]] || D || NJ
|-
| [[ Evangeline Heaton ]] || NEP || NJ
|-
| [[ Terry Hughes ]] || R || OH
|-
| [[ Tim Kent ]] || R || OH
|-
| [[ Jeffrey Landon ]] || D || WA
|-
| [[ Joshua Long ]] || R || KS
|-
| [[ James MacGillicutty ]] || R || LA
|-
| [[ Adrian McConnell ]] || R || ID
|-
| [[ Akeem Mellis ]] || R || CO
|-
| [[ Matt Mitchell ]] || R || FL
|-
| [[ Nadine Monroe ]] || NEP || RI
|-
| [[ Brian Murphy ]] || R || LA
|-
| [[ William Pope ]] || R || ID
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Rosenbaum ]] || D || CA
|-
| [[ Sam Russell ]] || D || CA
|-
| [[ Roland Scott ]] || R || NY
|-
| [[ Valeria Smith ]] || R || OK
|-
| [[ Eric Smith ]] || D || FL
|-
| [[ Kathryn Spencer ]] || D || PA
|-
| [[ Chantoya Walker ]] || D || CA
|-
| [[ Lilliam Vanleer ]] || D || WA
|-
| [[ Mark Watters ]] || D || TX
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Wellbourne ]] || D || MI
|-
| [[ Caden Windsor ]] || R || NV
|-
| [[ Gregory Wolff ]] || D || IL
|-
|}

| valign="top" |

=== Current Senators According to party affiliation ===
{|      
|+Current U.S. Senate'''     
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"     
!   width="40"| !! width="150"|Name !!  width="40"|State !!
|-
| || '''Republican Party'''
|-
|     
|-
| 1 || [[ A. A. Alvera  ]] ||  TX
|-
| 2 || [[ Joseph Cahill  ]] ||  MN
|-
| 3 || [[ Angela Chiles  ]] ||  WI
|-
| 4 || [[ Mike Floyd  ]] ||  TN
|-
| 5 || [[ Hiroko Fox  ]] ||  TN
|-
| 6 || [[ David Gamble  ]] ||  PA
|-
| 7 || [[ Terry Hughes  ]] ||  OH
|-
| 8 || [[ Tim Kent  ]] ||  OH
|-
| 9 || [[ Joshua Long  ]] ||  KS
|-
| 10 || [[ James MacGillicutty  ]] ||  LA
|-
| 11 || [[ Adrian McConnell  ]] ||  ID
|-
| 12 || [[ Akeem Mellis  ]] ||  CO
|-
| 13 || [[ Matt Mitchell  ]] ||  FL
|-
| 14 || [[ Brian Murphy ]] || R || LA
|-
| 15 || [[ William Pope  ]] ||  ID
|-
| 16 || [[ Roland Scott  ]] ||  NY
|-
| 17 || [[ Valeria Smith  ]] ||  OK
|-
| 18 || [[ Caden Windsor  ]] ||  NV
|-
|     
|-
| ||'''Democratic Party'''
|-
|     
|-
|
| 1 || [[ Keith Carter  ]] ||  VA
|-
| 2 || [[ Michael Casmir  ]] ||  IL
|-
| 3 || [[ J. P. Dailey  ]] ||  MN
|-
| 4 || [[ Jared Daniels  ]] ||  NC
|-
| 5 || [[ Vincent Giorelli  ]] ||  NJ
|-
| 6 || [[ Jeffrey Landon  ]] ||  WA
|-
| 7 || [[ Elizabeth Rosenbaum  ]] ||  CA
|-
| 8 || [[ Sam Russell  ]] ||  CA
|-
| 9 || [[ Eric Smith  ]] ||  FL
|-
| 10 || [[ Kathryn Spencer  ]] ||  PA
|-
| 11 || [[ Chantoya Walker  ]] ||  CA
|-
| 12 || [[ Lilliam Vanleer  ]] ||  WA
|-
| 12 || [[ Mark Watters  ]] ||  TX
|-
| 14 || [[ Elizabeth Wellbourne  ]] ||  MI
|-
| 15 || [[ Gregory Wolff  ]] ||  IL
|-
| 16  || [[ Matthew J. Wilson  ]] ||  NY   
|-
| ||'''National Equality Party'''
|     
|-
| 1 || [[ Evangeline Heaton  ]] ||  NJ
|-
| 2 || [[ Nadine Monroe  ]] ||  RI
|-
|}

|}

== Current Senators Listed according to seniority ==

{|        
|+Current U.S. Senate'''       
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"       
!  Name !! Party !! State !! Assumed Seat
|-
| [[ Matt Mitchell  ]] || R || FL || 2004
|-
| [[ Kathryn Spencer  ]] || D || PA || 2004
|-
| [[ Terry Hughes  ]] || R || OH || 2004
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Wellbourne  ]] || D || MI || 2004
|-
| [[ Lilliam Vanleer  ]] || D || WA || 2004
|-
| [[ J. P. Dailey ]] || D || MN || 2004
|-
| [[ Valeria Smith  ]] || R || OK || 2004
|-
| [[ Caden Windsor  ]] || R || NV || 2004
|-
| - ||  ||  || 
|-
| [[ AA Alvera  ]] || R || TX || 2006
|-
| [[ Eric Smith  ]] || D || FL || 2006
|-
| [[ Gregory Wolff  ]] || D || IL || 2006
|-
| [[ David Gamble  ]] || R || PA || 2006
|-
| [[ Vincent Giorelli  ]] || D || NJ || 2006
|-
| [[ Hiroko Fox  ]] || R || TN || 2006
|-
| [[ Joseph Cahill  ]] || R || MN || 2006
|-
| [[ James MacGillicutty  ]] || R || LA || 2006
|-
| [[ William Pope  ]] || R || ID || 2006
|-
| [[ Nadine Monroe  ]] || NEP || RI || 2006
|-
| - ||  ||  || 
|-
| [[ Sam Russell  ]] || D || CA || 2008
|-
| [[ Mark Watters  ]] || D || TX || 2008
|-
| [[ Roland Scott  ]] || R || NY || 2008
|-
| [[ Michael Casmir  ]] || D || IL || 2008
|-
| [[ Tim Kent  ]] || R || OH || 2008
|-
| [[ Evangeline Heaton  ]] || NEP || NJ || 2008
|-
| [[ Jeffrey Landon  ]] || D || WA || 2008
|-
| [[ Angela Chiles  ]] || R || WI || 2008
|-
| [[ Akeem Mellis  ]] || R || CO || 2008
|-
| [[ Joshua Long  ]] || R || KS || 2008
|-
| - ||  ||  || 
|-
| [[ Keith Carter  ]] || D || VA || 2009
|-
| [[ Adrian McConnell  ]] || R || ID || 2009
|-
| [[ Elizabeth Rosenbaum  ]] || D || CA || 2009
|-
| - ||  ||  || 
|-
| [[ Brian Murphy  ]] || R || LA || 2010
|-
| [[ Jack Gardner  ]] || D || MA || 2010
|-
| [[ Chris Harrison  ]] || D || VA || 2010
|-
| [[ Alyssa Richards ]] || R || GA || 2011
|-
| [[ Matthew J. Wilson  ]] || D || NY || 2011
|}