United States Senate
From Usgovsim
Revision as of 14:42, 2 April 2007 by 83.254.124.84 (Talk)
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.
Note: This page has not been updated with the 2010 election results.
Contents |
Current majority
As of the 2008 elections the senate consists of 18 republican senators, 16 democratic senators and 2 independent NEP senators. Resulting in a Republican majority.
Senate leadership
The current leadership positions of the senate are occupied as follows:
- President pro tempore: Tim Kent
- Majority Leader: Terry Hughes
- Majority Whip: Angela Chiles
- Minority Leader: Lilliam Vanleer
- Minority Whip: Mark Watters
- Chair of Regulations and Commerce Committee:
- Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee:
- Chair of Judiciary Committee:
- Chair of Domestic Affairs Committee: Valeria Smith
Current Senators Listed region wise
| Name | Party | Superregion | Region | 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 | |
| Mark 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
XXX
Current Senators Listed according to seniority
XXX
