Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
List of U.S. state representatives (Alabama to Missouri)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
This is a list of U.S. state representatives. This list contains the names of U.S. state representatives in the 25 states, listed alphabetically, from Alabama to Missouri. For the remaining 25 states, please see List of U.S. state representatives (Montana to Wyoming).
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2019) |
Summary
- The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 14 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 5 Independents. The minority consists of 19 Republicans.
- The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans. There are 6 Republicans outside the caucus.
- The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
- The Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
- There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) is filled; the current tribal representative is a non-partisan/independent but is not counted in this total.
- When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
- The Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
- One senator is registered with the Forward Party.
- The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 87 Democrats, 4 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 56 Republicans.
- The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 16 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive. 13 Republicans make up the minority.
- The Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".
Remove ads
Superlatives
From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge:
- Largest legislature: New Hampshire General Court (424 members)
- Smallest legislature: Nebraska Legislature (49 members)
- Largest upper house: Minnesota Senate (67 senators)
- Smallest upper house: Alaska Senate (20 senators)
- Largest lower house: New Hampshire House of Representatives (400 representatives)
- Smallest lower house: Alaska House of Representatives (40 representatives)
There are a total of 5,411 state representatives nationwide, with the average state house having 110 members.
Remove ads
Terminology for lower houses
The 49 lower houses of state legislatures in the United States – Nebraska lacks a lower house – have various names:
- House of Representatives: 42 states;
- State Assembly: 4 states (California, Nevada, New York, and Wisconsin);
- House of Delegates: 2 states (Maryland and Virginia); and
- General Assembly: 1 state (New Jersey).
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads