Michigan State Senate

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The Michigan State Senate is the upper house of the Michigan State Legislature. It consists of 38 members who are elected from districts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. The Senate meets at its capitol in Lansing

Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve 4-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Senate and gubernatorial elections are offset by two years from U.S. Presidential elections (e.g., Presidential elections were in 2000 and 2004, gubernatorial and senate elections were in 2002 and 2006). Terms for senators begin on January 1, following the November general election. Senators who have not served more than half of someone else's Senate term are eligible for two full terms (i.e. - eight years).

Party balance

As of the term that began in January of 2009, Republicans hold a majority with 21 seats, and Democrats hold 17 seats in the Michigan Senate.

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 17
  Republican Party 21
Total 38


Officers

Position Name Party
President of the Senate Lt. Governor John D. Cherry Democrat
President Pro-Tempore Randy Richardville Republican
Majority Leader Mike Bishop Republican
Majority Whip Alan Cropsey Republican
Minority Leader Mike Prusi Democrat
Minorty Whip Tupac Hunter Democrat

List of current senators

Democrats eligible for 2010 re-election

District Senator Party Residence
5 Tupac Hunter Democratic Detroit
6 Glenn Anderson Democratic Westland
23 Gretchen Whitmer Democratic East Lansing
27 John Gleason Democratic Flushing

Democrats ineligible for 2010 re-election

District Senator Party Residence
1 Hansen Clarke Democratic Detroit
2 Martha G. Scott Democratic Highland Park
3 Irma Clark-Coleman Democratic Detroit
4 Samuel Buzz Thomas III Democratic Detroit
8 Raymond Basham Democratic Taylor
9 Dennis Olshove Democratic Warren
18 Liz Brater Democratic Ann Arbor
19 Mark Schauer Democratic Battle Creek
26 Deborah Cherry Democratic Burton
31 Jim Barcia Democratic Bay City
38 Mike Prusi Democratic Ishpeming

Republicans eligible for 2010 re-election

District Senator Party Residence
13 John Pappageorge Republican Troy
17 Randy Richardville Republican Monroe
28 Mark Jansen Republican Gaines Township
32 Roger Kahn Republican Saginaw Township

Republicans ineligible for 2010 re-election

District Senator Party Residence
7 Bruce Patterson Republican Canton
11 Alan Sanborn Republican Richmond
12 Mike Bishop Republican Rochester
15 Nancy Cassis Republican Novi
16 Cameron Brown Republican Fawn River Township
20 Tom George Republican Kalamazoo
21 Ron Jelinek Republican Three Oaks
22 Valde Garcia Republican Howell
24 Patricia Birkholz Republican Saugatuck Township
25 Judson Gilbert Republican Algonac
29 Bill Hardiman Republican Kentwood
30 Wayne Kuipers Republican Holland
33 Alan Cropsey Republican DeWitt
34 Gerald VanWoerkom Republican Muskegon
35 Michelle McManus Republican Leland
36 Tony Stamas Republican Midland
37 Jason Allen Republican Traverse City

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President Pro Tempore: Randy Richardville • Majority Leader: Mike Bishop • Minority Leader: Mike Prusi
Democratic (15) • Republican (22) • Michigan State Senate • Michigan House of Representatives • Italics = not eligible for re-election in 2010
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