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|legislature=[[Tennessee General Assembly]] |
|legislature=[[Tennessee General Assembly]] |
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|session_room=File:Tennessee Senate 2022b.jpg |
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|term_limits=None |
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|new_session=January |
|new_session=January 14, 2025 |
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|house_type=Upper house |
|house_type=Upper house |
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|leader1_type=[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee|Speaker]] |
|leader1_type=[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee|Speaker]] |
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|election3=January 8, 2019 |
|election3=January 8, 2019 |
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|leader4_type=Minority Leader |
|leader4_type=Minority Leader |
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|leader4=[[ |
|leader4=[[Raumesh Akbari]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |
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|election4=January |
|election4=January 10, 2023 |
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|term_length=4 years |
|term_length=4 years |
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|authority=Article III, [[Tennessee Constitution]] |
|authority=Article III, [[Tennessee Constitution]] |
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|salary=$24,316/year + per diem, employee benefits, travel reimbursement<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Legislator Compensation |url=https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/2022-legislator-compensation |website=www.ncsl.org}}</ref>|members=33 |
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|salary=$19,009/year + per diem|members=33 |
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|structure1_alt=Composition of the Tennessee Senate |
|structure1_alt=Composition of the Tennessee Senate |
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|last_election1=[[ |
|last_election1=[[2022 Tennessee Senate election|November 8, 2022]]<br/>(17 seats) |
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|next_election1=November |
|next_election1=[[2024 Tennessee Senate election|November 5, 2024]]<br/> (16 seats) |
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|redistricting=Legislative Control |
|redistricting=Legislative Control |
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*{{Color box|#3333FF|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Party of Tennessee|Democratic]] (6) |
*{{Color box|#3333FF|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Party of Tennessee|Democratic]] (6) |
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|meeting_place=State Senate Chamber<br/>[[Tennessee State Capitol]]<br/>[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee |
|meeting_place=State Senate Chamber<br/>[[Tennessee State Capitol]]<br/>[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee |
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|website=[https://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate Tennessee Senate]|rules=[https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Archives/Senate/113GA/publications/Permanent%20Rules%20Of%20Order%20113th.pdf Permanent Rules of Order<br/>for the 113th General Assembly]}} |
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The '''Tennessee Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee |Tennessee's]] state legislature, which is known formally as the [[Tennessee General Assembly]]. |
The '''Tennessee Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee |Tennessee's]] state legislature, which is known formally as the [[Tennessee General Assembly]]. |
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Until 1966, Tennessee state senators served two-year terms. That year the system was changed, by constitutional amendment, to allow four-year terms. In that year, senators in even-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms and those in odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms. This created a staggered system in which only half of the senate is up for election at any one time. Senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the same years as presidential elections, and senators from odd-numbered districts are elected in the same years as mid-term elections. Districts are to be sequentially and consecutively numbered; the scheme basically runs from east to west and north to south.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Until 1966, Tennessee state senators served two-year terms. That year the system was changed, by constitutional amendment, to allow four-year terms. In that year, senators in even-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms and those in odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms. This created a staggered system in which only half of the senate is up for election at any one time. Senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the same years as presidential elections, and senators from odd-numbered districts are elected in the same years as mid-term elections. Districts are to be sequentially and consecutively numbered; the scheme basically runs from east to west and north to south.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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[[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] attained an elected majority in the Senate in the 104th General Assembly (2005–07) for the first time since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]]; a brief majority in the 1990s was the result of two outgoing senators switching parties. |
[[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] attained an elected majority in the Senate in the 104th General Assembly (2005–07) for the first time since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]]; a brief majority in the 1990s was the result of two outgoing senators switching parties. Following the 2018 elections, there were no Democratic senators from [[East Tennessee]]. There were three Democrats from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in [[West Tennessee]], and three from [[Middle Tennessee]], two from [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and one from the Nashville suburb of [[Goodlettsville, Tennessee|Goodlettsville]]. |
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==Senate Speaker== |
==Senate Speaker== |
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== Oath and qualifications of office == |
== Oath and qualifications of office == |
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=== Oath of office === |
=== Oath of office === |
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"I [name of official] do solemnly swear that, as a member of this, the [number, ex. One Hundred Eleventh] General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, I will faithfully support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and I do solemnly affirm that as a member of this General Assembly, I will, in all appointments, vote without favor, affection, partiality, or prejudice; and that I will not propose or assent to any bill, vote or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious to the people, or consent to any act or thing, whatever, that shall have a tendency to lessen or abridge their rights and privileges, as declared by the Constitution of this state."<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== Qualifications for office === |
=== Qualifications for office === |
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"No person shall be a senator unless he shall be a citizen of the United States, of the age of thirty years, and shall have resided three years in this state, and one year in the county or district, immediately preceding the election."<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Composition of the |
==Composition of the 113th General Assembly (2023-2025)== |
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==Senate Leadership and Members== |
==Senate Leadership and Members== |
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'''Senate Leaders'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/LegislatorInfo/leadership.aspx?chamber=S |title=Senate Leadership |website=capitol.tn.gov |access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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'''Senate Leaders'''<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Speaker of the Senate, Lieutenant Governor: [[Randy McNally]] |
*Speaker of the Senate, Lieutenant Governor: [[Randy McNally]] |
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*Speaker ''pro tempore'': [[Ferrell Haile]] |
*Speaker ''pro tempore'': [[Ferrell Haile]] |
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*Deputy Speaker: [[ |
*Deputy Speaker: [[Shane Reeves]], [[John Stevens (Tennessee politician)|John Stevens]], [[Dawn White]] |
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|{{party shading/Republican}}|[[Jack Johnson (American politician)|Jack Johnson]] |
|{{party shading/Republican}}|[[Jack Johnson (American politician)|Jack Johnson]] |
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| style="text-align:center;" |Leader |
| style="text-align:center;" |Leader |
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Raumesh Akbari]] |
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jeff Yarbro]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/05/jeff-yarbro-nashville-elected-tennessee-senate-democratic-minority-leader/2214208002/|title=Tennessee's Senate Democrats elect Nashville's Jeff Yarbro as minority leader|website=The Tennessean|language=en|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> |
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Ken Yager]] |
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Ken Yager]] |
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| style="text-align:center;" | Caucus Chairperson |
| style="text-align:center;" | Caucus Chairperson |
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[ |
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[London Lamar]] |
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! District !! Name !! Party !! Residence !! Counties represented |
! District !! Name !! Party !! First elected !! Residence !! Counties represented |
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| [[Tennessee's 1st Senate district|1]] |
| [[Tennessee's 1st Senate district|1]] |
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|[[J. Adam Lowe]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2022 |
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| [[Tennessee's 2nd Senate district|2]] |
| [[Tennessee's 2nd Senate district|2]] |
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|[[Art Swann]] |
|[[Art Swann]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2016 |
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|[[Alcoa, Tennessee|Alcoa]] |
|[[Alcoa, Tennessee|Alcoa]] |
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| [[Blount County, TN|Blount]] and part of [[ |
| [[Blount County, TN|Blount]], [[Monroe County, TN|Monroe]], [[Polk County, TN|Polk]], and part of [[Bradley County, TN|Bradley]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 3rd Senate district|3]] |
| [[Tennessee's 3rd Senate district|3]] |
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|[[Rusty Crowe]] |
|[[Rusty Crowe]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 1990 |
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|[[Johnson City, TN|Johnson City]] |
|[[Johnson City, TN|Johnson City]] |
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| [[Carter County, TN|Carter]], [[Johnson County, TN|Johnson]], and [[Washington County, TN|Washington]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 4th Senate district|4]] |
| [[Tennessee's 4th Senate district|4]] |
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|[[Jon Lundberg]] |
|[[Jon Lundberg]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2016 |
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|[[Bristol, TN|Bristol]] |
|[[Bristol, TN|Bristol]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Hawkins County, TN|Hawkins]], [[Sullivan County, TN|Sullivan]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 5th Senate district|5]] |
| [[Tennessee's 5th Senate district|5]] |
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|[[Randy McNally]] |
|[[Randy McNally]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 1986 |
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|[[Maryville, TN|Maryville]] |
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| [[Anderson County, TN|Anderson]], [[Loudon County, TN|Loudon]], and part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
| [[Anderson County, TN|Anderson]], [[Loudon County, TN|Loudon]], and part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
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|[[Becky Duncan Massey]] |
|[[Becky Duncan Massey]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2011* |
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|[[Knoxville, TN|Knoxville]] |
|[[Knoxville, TN|Knoxville]] |
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| Part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
| Part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
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|[[Richard Briggs]] |
|[[Richard Briggs]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2014 |
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|[[Knoxville, TN|Knoxville]] |
|[[Knoxville, TN|Knoxville]] |
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| Part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
| Part of [[Knox County, TN|Knox]] |
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| [[Frank S. Niceley]] |
| [[Frank S. Niceley]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Strawberry Plains, Tennessee|Strawberry Plains]] |
| [[Strawberry Plains, Tennessee|Strawberry Plains]] |
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| [[Claiborne County, TN|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, TN|Grainger]], [[Hancock County, TN|Hancock]], [[ |
| [[Claiborne County, TN|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, TN|Grainger]], [[Hancock County, TN|Hancock]], [[Jefferson County, TN|Jefferson]], [[Union County, TN|Union]], and part of [[Sevier County, TN|Sevier]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 9th Senate district|9]] |
| [[Tennessee's 9th Senate district|9]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician)|Steve Southerland]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2002 |
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| [[Tennessee's 10th Senate district|10]] |
| [[Tennessee's 10th Senate district|10]] |
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|[[Todd Gardenhire]] |
|[[Todd Gardenhire]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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|[[Chattanooga, TN|Chattanooga]] |
|[[Chattanooga, TN|Chattanooga]] |
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| [[Bledsoe County, TN|Bledsoe]], [[Marion County, TN|Marion]], [[Sequatchie County, TN|Sequatchie]], and part of [[Hamilton County, TN|Hamilton]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 11th Senate district|11]] |
| [[Tennessee's 11th Senate district|11]] |
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|[[Bo Watson]] |
|[[Bo Watson]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2006 |
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|[[Hixson, Tennessee|Hixson]] |
|[[Hixson, Tennessee|Hixson]] |
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| Part of [[Hamilton County, TN|Hamilton]] |
| Part of [[Hamilton County, TN|Hamilton]] |
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|[[Ken Yager]] |
|[[Ken Yager]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2008 |
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|[[Kingston, TN|Kingston]] |
|[[Kingston, TN|Kingston]] |
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| [[Campbell County, TN|Campbell]], [[Fentress County, TN|Fentress]], [[ |
| [[Campbell County, TN|Campbell]], [[Clay County, TN|Clay]], [[Fentress County, TN|Fentress]], [[Macon County, TN|Macon]], [[Morgan County, TN|Morgan]], [[Overton County, TN|Overton]], [[Pickett County, TN|Pickett]], [[Roane County, TN|Roane]], and [[Scott County, TN|Scott]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 13th Senate district|13]] |
| [[Tennessee's 13th Senate district|13]] |
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|[[Dawn White]] |
|[[Dawn White]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2018 |
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|[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] |
|[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] |
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| Part of [[Rutherford County, TN|Rutherford]] |
| Part of [[Rutherford County, TN|Rutherford]] |
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| [[Shane Reeves]] |
| [[Shane Reeves]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2017* |
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|[[Murfreesboro, TN|Murfreesboro]] |
|[[Murfreesboro, TN|Murfreesboro]] |
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| [[Bedford County, TN|Bedford]], [[ |
| [[Bedford County, TN|Bedford]], [[Cannon County, TN|Cannon]], [[Moore County, TN|Moore]], and part of [[Rutherford County, TN|Rutherford]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 15th Senate district|15]] |
| [[Tennessee's 15th Senate district|15]] |
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|[[Paul Bailey (politician)|Paul Bailey]] |
|[[Paul Bailey (politician)|Paul Bailey]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2014 |
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|[[Sparta, TN|Sparta]] |
|[[Sparta, TN|Sparta]] |
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| [[Cumberland County, TN|Cumberland]], [[Jackson County, TN|Jackson]], [[ |
| [[Cumberland County, TN|Cumberland]], [[Jackson County, TN|Jackson]], [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]], [[Smith County, TN|Smith]], [[Van Buren County, TN|Van Buren]], and [[White County, TN|White]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 16th Senate district|16]] |
| [[Tennessee's 16th Senate district|16]] |
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|[[Janice Bowling]] |
|[[Janice Bowling]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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|[[Tullahoma, TN|Tullahoma]] |
|[[Tullahoma, TN|Tullahoma]] |
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| [[Coffee County, TN|Coffee]], [[ |
| [[Coffee County, TN|Coffee]], [[DeKalb County, TN|DeKalb]], [[Franklin County, TN|Franklin]], [[Grundy County, TN|Grundy]], [[Lincoln County, TN|Lincoln]], and [[Warren County, TN|Warren]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 17th Senate district|17]] |
| [[Tennessee's 17th Senate district|17]] |
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|[[Mark Pody]] |
|[[Mark Pody]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2017* |
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|[[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] |
|[[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Wilson County, TN|Wilson]] and part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 18th Senate district|18]] |
| [[Tennessee's 18th Senate district|18]] |
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|[[Ferrell Haile]] |
|[[Ferrell Haile]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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|[[Gallatin, TN|Gallatin]] |
|[[Gallatin, TN|Gallatin]] |
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| [[Sumner County, TN|Sumner]], [[Trousdale County, TN|Trousdale |
| [[Sumner County, TN|Sumner]], and [[Trousdale County, TN|Trousdale]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 19th Senate district|19]] |
| [[Tennessee's 19th Senate district|19]] |
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|[[Charlane Oliver]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
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| 2022 |
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|[[Goodlettsville, Tennessee|Goodlettsville]] |
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|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] |
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| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
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|[[Heidi Campbell (politician)|Heidi Campbell]] |
|[[Heidi Campbell (politician)|Heidi Campbell]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
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| 2020 |
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|[[Nashville, TN|Nashville]] |
|[[Nashville, TN|Nashville]] |
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| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
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|[[Jeff Yarbro]] |
|[[Jeff Yarbro]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem |
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| 2014 |
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|[[Nashville, TN|Nashville]] |
|[[Nashville, TN|Nashville]] |
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| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
| Part of [[Davidson County, TN|Davidson]] |
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| [[Bill Powers (American politician)|Bill Powers]] |
| [[Bill Powers (American politician)|Bill Powers]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2019* |
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|[[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]] |
|[[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]] |
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| Part of [[Montgomery County, TN|Montgomery]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 23rd Senate district|23]] |
| [[Tennessee's 23rd Senate district|23]] |
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|[[Jack Johnson (American politician)|Jack Johnson]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2014 (2011*) |
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|[[Springfield, TN|Springfield]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 24th Senate district|24]] |
| [[Tennessee's 24th Senate district|24]] |
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| [[John Stevens (Tennessee politician)|John Stevens]] |
| [[John Stevens (Tennessee politician)|John Stevens]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Huntingdon, TN|Huntingdon]] |
| [[Huntingdon, TN|Huntingdon]] |
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| [[Benton County, TN|Benton]], [[Carroll County, TN|Carroll]], [[Gibson County, TN|Gibson]], [[Henry County, TN|Henry]], [[Obion County, TN|Obion]], and [[Weakley County, TN|Weakley]] |
| [[Benton County, TN|Benton]], [[Carroll County, TN|Carroll]], [[Gibson County, TN|Gibson]], [[Henry County, TN|Henry]], [[Houston County, TN|Houston]], [[Obion County, TN|Obion]], [[Stewart County, TN|Stewart]], and [[Weakley County, TN|Weakley]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 25th Senate district|25]] |
| [[Tennessee's 25th Senate district|25]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2014 |
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|[[Springfield, TN|Springfield]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 26th Senate district|26]] |
| [[Tennessee's 26th Senate district|26]] |
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|[[Page Walley]] |
|[[Page Walley]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2020 |
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|[[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]] |
|[[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]] |
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| [[Chester County, TN|Chester]], [[ |
| [[Chester County, TN|Chester]], [[Fayette County, TN|Fayette]], [[Hardeman County, TN|Hardeman]], [[Hardin County, TN|Hardin]], [[Haywood County, TN|Haywood]], [[Lawrence County, TN|Lawrence]], [[McNairy County, TN|McNairy]], and [[Wayne County, TN|Wayne]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 27th Senate district|27]] |
| [[Tennessee's 27th Senate district|27]] |
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|[[ |
|[[Jack Johnson (American politician)|Jack Johnson]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2006 |
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| Part of [[Williamson County, TN|Williamson]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 28th Senate district|28]] |
| [[Tennessee's 28th Senate district|28]] |
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|[[Joey Hensley]] |
|[[Joey Hensley]] |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep |
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| 2012 |
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|[[Hohenwald, TN|Hohenwald]] |
|[[Hohenwald, TN|Hohenwald]] |
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| [[Giles County, TN|Giles]], [[ |
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|[[Raumesh Akbari]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 31st Senate district|31]] |
| [[Tennessee's 31st Senate district|31]] |
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|[[Brent Taylor (Tennessee politician)|Brent Taylor]] |
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|[[Covington, TN|Covington]] |
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| [[Tipton County, TN|Tipton]] and part of [[Shelby County, TN|Shelby]] |
| [[Lauderdale County, TN|Lauderdale]], [[Tipton County, TN|Tipton]] and part of [[Shelby County, TN|Shelby]] |
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| [[Tennessee's 33rd Senate district|33]] |
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| [[London Lamar]] |
| [[London Lamar]] |
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== Senate Committees == |
== Senate Committees == |
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The Tennessee State Senate has 12 committees in total: 9 standing committees and 3 select committees. Committee assignments for the 112th General Assembly were announced in the January 12, 2021 organizational session:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https:// |
The Tennessee State Senate has 12 committees in total: 9 standing committees and 3 select committees. Committee assignments for the 112th General Assembly were announced in the January 12, 2021 organizational session:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Kleinheider|first=Adam|date=13 Jan 2021|title=New 112th TGA @tnsenate committee assignments made this morning by @ltgovmcnally. @BrianKelsey will chair Education. @SenatorBriggs moves to State & Local. @HaileforSenate is new Ethics chair.|url=https://twitter.com/flacknally/status/1349373334081908741|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> |
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In 1921, [[Anna Lee Keys Worley]] became the first woman to serve in the Tennessee Senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Lee Keys Worley|publisher=National Women's History Museum|url=https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/legislators/Tennessee.htm|access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> |
In 1921, [[Anna Lee Keys Worley]] became the first woman to serve in the Tennessee Senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Lee Keys Worley|publisher=National Women's History Museum|url=https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/legislators/Tennessee.htm|access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 1 August 2024
Senate of Tennessee | |
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Tennessee General Assembly | |
Typ | |
Typ | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 14, 2025 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 33 |
Political groups | Majority party
Minority party
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article III, Tennessee Constitution |
Salary | $24,316/year + per diem, employee benefits, travel reimbursement[1] |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (16 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, Tennessee | |
Website | |
Tennessee Senate | |
Rules | |
Permanent Rules of Order for the 113th General Assembly |
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.
The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any issue regarding the state, country, or world. The Senate also has the power to create and enforce its own rules and qualifications for its members. The Senate shares these powers with the Tennessee House of Representatives. The Senate alone has the power to host impeachment proceeding and remove impeached members of office with a 2/3 majority. The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators are to be elected from districts of substantially equal population. According to the Tennessee constitution, a county is not to be joined to a portion of another county for purposes of creating a district; this provision has been overridden by the rulings of the Supreme Court of the United States in Baker v. Carr (369 U.S. 182, 1962) and Reynolds v. Sims (337 U.S. 356, 1964). The Tennessee constitution has been amended to allow that if these rulings are ever changed or reversed, a referendum may be held to allow the senate districts to be drawn on a basis other than substantially equal population.
Until 1966, Tennessee state senators served two-year terms. That year the system was changed, by constitutional amendment, to allow four-year terms. In that year, senators in even-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms and those in odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms. This created a staggered system in which only half of the senate is up for election at any one time. Senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the same years as presidential elections, and senators from odd-numbered districts are elected in the same years as mid-term elections. Districts are to be sequentially and consecutively numbered; the scheme basically runs from east to west and north to south.[citation needed]
Republicans attained an elected majority in the Senate in the 104th General Assembly (2005–07) for the first time since Reconstruction; a brief majority in the 1990s was the result of two outgoing senators switching parties. Following the 2018 elections, there were no Democratic senators from East Tennessee. There were three Democrats from Memphis in West Tennessee, and three from Middle Tennessee, two from Nashville and one from the Nashville suburb of Goodlettsville.
Senate Speaker
[edit]According to Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee, the Speaker of the Senate assumes Office of Governor in the event of a Vacancy. The Senate elects one of its own members as Speaker and the Speaker automatically becomes Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. The Speaker appoints a Speaker Pro Tempore who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Speaker as well as a Deputy speaker to assist the Speaker in his or her duties. The current Speaker of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor is Randy McNally, who was elected to the position in 2017. One of the main duties of the Speaker is to preside over the Senate and make Senate committee appointments based upon ability and preference of members, seniority, and party representation. The Speaker also maintains the power to remove members from Committee appointments. The Speaker, in cohort with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, chairs the Joint Legislative Services Committee which provides assistance to the General Assembly. The Speaker also controls staffing and office space with Senate staff. The Speaker serves as an ex-officio member of all standing committees.[2]
Oath and qualifications of office
[edit]Oath of office
[edit]"I [name of official] do solemnly swear that, as a member of this, the [number, ex. One Hundred Eleventh] General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, I will faithfully support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and I do solemnly affirm that as a member of this General Assembly, I will, in all appointments, vote without favor, affection, partiality, or prejudice; and that I will not propose or assent to any bill, vote or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious to the people, or consent to any act or thing, whatever, that shall have a tendency to lessen or abridge their rights and privileges, as declared by the Constitution of this state."[2]
Qualifications for office
[edit]"No person shall be a senator unless he shall be a citizen of the United States, of the age of thirty years, and shall have resided three years in this state, and one year in the county or district, immediately preceding the election."[2]
Composition of the 113th General Assembly (2023-2025)
[edit]Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | |||
End of previous legislature | 27 | 6 | 33 | 0 | |
Beginning of 113th GA | 27 | 6 | 33 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 81.8% | 18.18% |
Senate Leadership and Members
[edit]Senate Leaders[3]
- Speaker of the Senate, Lieutenant Governor: Randy McNally
- Speaker pro tempore: Ferrell Haile
- Deputy Speaker: Shane Reeves, John Stevens, Dawn White
Majority Party (R) | Leadership Position | Minority Party (D) |
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Jack Johnson | Leader | Raumesh Akbari |
Ken Yager | Caucus Chairperson | London Lamar |
Mitglieder
[edit]- *Senator was originally elected in a special election or appointed
Senate Committees
[edit]The Tennessee State Senate has 12 committees in total: 9 standing committees and 3 select committees. Committee assignments for the 112th General Assembly were announced in the January 12, 2021 organizational session:[4]
Committee Name | Chair | Vice-chair |
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Commerce and Labor | Sen. Paul Bailey (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Art Swann (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Frank Nicely (R) |
Bildung | Sen. Jon Lundberg (R) | 2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D) |
Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources | Sen. Steve Southerland (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Frank Niceley (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Mark Pody (R) |
Finance, Ways, and Means | Sen. Bo Watson (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. John Stevens (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Joey Hensley (R) |
Government Operations | Sen. Kerry Roberts (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Ed Jackson (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Janice Bowling (R) |
Health and Welfare | Sen. Rusty Crowe (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Ferrell Haile (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Shane Reeves (R) |
Judiciary | Vacant | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Dawn White (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Paul Rose (R) |
State and Local Government | Sen. Richard Briggs (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Page Walley (R) |
Transportation and Safety | Sen. Becky Duncan Massey (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Bill Powers (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Mark Pody (R) |
Committee Name | Chair | Vice-chair |
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Calendar | Sen. Ed Jackson (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Jack Johnson (R)
2nd Vice Chair: Sen. Jeff Yarbro (D) |
Ethics | Sen. Ferrell Haile (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. John Stevens (R) |
Rules | Sen. Bo Watson (R) | 1st Vice Chair: Sen. Richard Briggs (R) |
Past composition of the Senate
[edit]In 1921, Anna Lee Keys Worley became the first woman to serve in the Tennessee Senate.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Legislator Compensation". www.ncsl.org.
- ^ a b c Tennessee Blue Book.
- ^ "Senate Leadership". capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Kleinheider, Adam (January 13, 2021). "New 112th TGA @tnsenate committee assignments made this morning by @ltgovmcnally. @BrianKelsey will chair Education. @SenatorBriggs moves to State & Local. @HaileforSenate is new Ethics chair". Twitter.
- ^ "Legislative Senate Committees - Tennessee General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Anna Lee Keys Worley". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved August 5, 2018.