United States Senate
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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 2014 elections the Senate consisted of 19 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus and 17 members of the Senate Republican Conference, giving the Democrats a Senate majority with Vice President Andrew Merrilin (D-MI) presiding.
After the resignation of Ohio Valley Senator Terry Hughes (R-OH) and the appointment of Jax Jaxal (D-OH) to fill the vacancy, the Democratic majority increased to 20-16.
Senate leadership
The current leadership positions of the senate are occupied as follows:
- President pro tempore: Gregory Wolff
- Majority Leader: Calum Daniels
- Majority Whip: Red Blanchard
- Minority Leader: Akeem Mellis
- Minority Whip: James MacGillicutty
- Chair of Regulations and Commerce Committee: Zack Litchfield
- Chair of Foreign Relations, Intelligence, and Defense Committee: Justin Casanova-Davis
- Chair of Judiciary Committee: Teddy Williams
- Chair of Domestic Affairs Committee: Ross Kesler
Current Senators By Region
| Name | Party | Superregion | Region | State | Elected | Election Cycle | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jax Jaxal | D | Appalachia | Ohio Valley | Ohio | 2016 | 1 | |
| Tim Kent | R | Appalachia | Ohio Valley | Ohio | 2008 | 3 | |
| Avery Passerday | R | Appalachia | Shenandoah Valley | North Carolina | 2011 | 1 | |
| Calum Daniels | D | Appalachia | Shenandoah Valley | North Carolina | 2012 | 2 | |
| Valeria Smith | R | Big Sky Country | Great Plains | Oklahoma | 2004 | 1 | |
| Joshua Long | R | Big Sky Country | Great Plains | Kansas | 2008 | 3 | |
| Keiko Kagura | R | Big Sky Country | Rocky Mountains | Montana | 2011 | 2 | |
| Thomas Fletcher | R | Big Sky Country | Rocky Mountains | Wyoming | 2015 | 3 | |
| Jaime Elzar-Toledo | D | Dixie | Florida | Florida | 2014 | 1 | |
| Justin Casanova-Davis | D | Dixie | Florida | Florida | 2012 | 2 | |
| Al Marshall | D | Dixie | Southeast | Tennessee | 2014 | 2 | |
| Alyssa Richards | R | Dixie | Southeast | Georgia | 2011 | 3 | |
| Drew Brockmeier | D | Heartland | Great Lakes | Michigan | 2013 | 1 | |
| Jason Gillikin | R | Heartland | Great Lakes | Michigan | 2011 | 3 | |
| Gregory Wolff | D | Heartland | Illinois | Illinois | 2006 | 2 | |
| Teddy Williams | D | Heartland | Illinois | Illinois | 2013 | 3 | |
| Vincent Giorelli | D | Mid-Atlantic | Atlantic Seaboard | New Jersey | 2006 | 2 | |
| Grace Straka | D | Mid-Atlantic | Atlantic Seaboard | New Jersey | 2012 | 3 | |
| Kathryn Spencer | D | Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2004 | 1 | |
| Samuel Clay | R | Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2011 | 2 | |
| James MacGillicutty | R | Mississippi Valley | Gulf Coast | Louisiana | 2015 | 1 | |
| Red Blanchard | D | Mississippi Valley | Gulf Coast | Louisiana | 2012 | 2 | |
| J. P. Dailey | D | Mississippi Valley | Midwest | Minnesota | 2004 | 1 | |
| Joseph Cahill | R | Mississippi Valley | Midwest | Minnesota | 2006 | 2 | |
| Howell Kent | D | Northeast | New England | Massachusetts | 2015 | 1 | |
| Joseph Salazar-Portela | R | Northeast | New England | Connecticut | 2012 | 2 | |
| Zack Litchfield | D | Northeast | New York | New York | 2011 | 1 | |
| Nicole Peebles | D | Northeast | New York | New York | 2014 | 3 | |
| Caden Windsor | R | Sunbelt | Southwest | Nevada | 2004 | 1 | |
| Akeem Mellis | R | Sunbelt | Southwest | Colorado | 2008 | 3 | |
| Kyle Van Horn | R | Sunbelt | Texas | Texas | 2012 | 2 | |
| Buford T Justice | R | Sunbelt | Texas | Texas | 2013 | 3 | |
| Elizabeth Rosenbaum | D | West Coast | California | California | 2009 | 2 | |
| Thomas Byerly | D | West Coast | California | California | 2013 | 3 | |
| William Rooke Clarke | D | West Coast | Pacific Coast | Washington | 2015 | 1 | |
| Ross Kesler | D | West Coast | Pacific Coast | Oregon | 2013 | 3 |
