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*Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee: [[Elizabeth Matthews]] (D-IL) | *Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee: [[Elizabeth Matthews]] (D-IL) | ||
*Chair of Judiciary Committee: [[Thomas Byerly]] (D-CA) | *Chair of Judiciary Committee: [[Thomas Byerly]] (D-CA) | ||
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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.
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Current majority
After the 2024 elections, the current division of the US Senate are as follows.
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 16 | |
| Democratic Party | 20 |
The Democratic Party currently holds the majority. With the Presidential Elections of 2024 former United States Senator Tim Kent is the constitutional President of the Senate.
Senate leadership
The current leadership positions of the Senate are occupied as follows:
- President pro tempore: Marcus Cavalier (D-AZ)
- Majority Leader: Robert Adams (D-MA)
- Majority Whip: Elizabeth Matthews (D-IL)
- Minority Leader: Valeria Smith (R-OK)
- Minority Whip: Keith Gilmour (R-FL)
- Chair of Government Regulations and Commerce Committee: Jason Richards (D-LA)
- Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee: Elizabeth Matthews (D-IL)
- Chair of Judiciary Committee: Thomas Byerly (D-CA)
- Chair of Domestic Affairs Committee: Marcus Cavalier (D-AZ)
Current Senators By Region
| Senator | Superregion | Region | State | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Cycle | |||||
| Fred Goodman | Appalachia | Ohio Valley | Ohio | 2020 | 3 | |
| Alfred Hood | Appalachia | Ohio Valley | Kentucky | 2022 | 1 | |
| Avery Passerday | Appalachia | Shenandoah Valley | North Carolina | 2012 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Williams | Appalachia | Shenandoah Valley | Virginia | 2024 | 2 | |
| Valeria Smith | Big Sky Country | Great Plains | Oklahoma | 2004 | 1 | |
| vacant | Big Sky Country | Great Plains | -- | 2020 | 3 | |
| James Lightfoot | Big Sky Country | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | 2024 | 2 | |
| Thomas Cabell | Big Sky Country | Rocky Mountains | Utah | 2020 | 3 | |
| Steve Rayburn | Dixie | Florida | Florida | 2016 | 1 | |
| Keith Gilmour | Dixie | Florida | Florida | 2024 | 2 | |
| Carlo Zipolo | Dixie | Southeast | Georgia | 2024 | 2 | |
| Daniel Morey | Dixie | Southeast | Tennessee | 2022 | 3 | |
| Abby Brocklin | Heartland | Great Lakes | Michigan | 2020 | 1 | |
| Thad Washington | Heartland | Great Lakes | Michigan | 2024 | 3 | |
| Katarina Morgan | Heartland | Illinois | Illinois | 2024 | 2 | |
| Elizabeth Matthews | Heartland | Illinois | Illinois | 2018 | 3 | |
| Melissa Straka-Giles | Mid-Atlantic | Atlantic Seaboard | Delaware | 2024 | 2 | |
| Roger Holmes | Mid-Atlantic | Atlantic Seaboard | New Jersey | 2020 | 3 | |
| Emmett Honeycutt | Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2024 | 2 | |
| Vernon Reiber | Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2018 | 1 | |
| Jason Richards | Mississippi Valley | Gulf Coast | Louisiana | 2024 | 2 | |
| David Tyler | Mississippi Valley | Gulf Coast | Louisiana | 2022 | 1 | |
| Daniel Perogo | Mississippi Valley | Midwest | Minnesota | 2024* | 1 | |
| Adam Jackson | Mississippi Valley | Midwest | Minnesota | 2019 | 2 | |
| Robert Adams | Northeast | New England | Massachusetts | 2022 | 1 | |
| Madison Ballentine | Northeast | New England | Maine | 2024 | 2 | |
| Zack Litchfield | Northeast | New York | New York | 2011 | 1 | |
| James McCoy | Northeast | New York | New York | 2024 | 3 | |
| Caden Windsor | Sunbelt | Southwest | Nevada | 2004 | 1 | |
| Marcus Cavalier | Sunbelt | Southwest | Arizona | 2008 | 3 | |
| George Garcia | Sunbelt | Texas | Texas | 2024 | 2 | |
| Buford T Justice | Sunbelt | Texas | Texas | 2013 | 3 | |
| Erwin Bronson | West Coast | California | California | 2024 | 2 | |
| Thomas Byerly | West Coast | California | California | 2013 | 3 | |
| James Parker | West Coast | Pacific Coast | Washington | 2020 | 1 | |
| Juliet Wentworth | West Coast | Pacific Coast | Washington | 2013 | 3 | |
External links
| United States Senate Elections |
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| 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 See also: Elections | House | Senate | Governors | President |
