List of U.S. state legislatures
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This is a complete list of State legislatures of the United States states.
Contents
Party composition (see map)
| 20 | Republican-controlled Legislatures | |
| 19 | Democratic-controlled Legislatures | |
| 10 | Split Legislatures * | |
| 1 | Non-Partisan Legislature |
In several states, the party that controls the state legislature may not be the one that usually wins the state in presidential elections.
Legislature name, location, structure, party strengths, office term
Notes:
- The Party Strengths column indicates the number of seats belonging to the two largest parties, Democratic Party and the Republican Party. "D" indicates a Democratic majority, while "R" indicates a Republican one. "DFL" indicates the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, affiliated with the national Democratic Party. In Maine and Iowa, where no party has a majority in one of the chambers, the number of seats belonging to the Democrats and the Republicans is listed after the "D" and the "R" respectively.
- In the few cases where minor parties are represented, the following abbreviations are used: "Green" (Green Party), "Prog." (Vermont Progressive Party), "IPM" (Independence Party of Minnesota) and "Ind." (Independent or Unaffiliated). Furthermore "Vac." indicates a vacancy.
- Nebraska's single-body legislature is non-partisan; the state Senators do not officially affiliate with political parties. Additionally, while the house's official name is "Legislature," it is usually referred to as the "Unicameral." Its members refer to themselves as "Senators," however.
- The two nonvoting members of the Maine House of Representatives, elected by the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe respectively, are not counted in the above table, as they are not counted in similar tabulations in State Government web sites.
- New Jersey's Senatorial terms are staggered so that the election year will fall on the same year as the United States Census and redistricting.
- The Illinois State Senate, after the United States Census and redistricting, divides its Senate Districts into 3 groups. One group will elect their Senator to a term of four years, four years, and two years; another will elect their Senators to a term of four years, two years, then four years; and the third, a term of two years, four years, and four years. [link] - Illinois State Constitution, accessed May 3, 2006
State legislature websites
Below are links and URL's to all 50 state legislature websites as of January 12006. For most states the only place where the full text of the statutes is available on-line is the state legislature's website.
External links
- [National Conference of State Legislatures]
- [State Legislatures Internet Links]
- [List of state legislatures' websites]
- [Rick's Search Assistant] - Addresses of many state agencies plus links: Attorneys General, Dept. of Motor Vehicles, etc.
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