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The term upper house refers to one of two state legislative chambers in a bicameral legislature. An upper house, or state senate, is the upper deliberative body, or chamber, in states with a bicameral legislature. A state senate normally has fewer members — usually one-half to one-third as many members — as a state assembly or state house of representatives.

Chamber articleMembersPartisan BreakdownTerm LengthTerm LimitSession start dateSalary
Alabama State Senate35Democratic Party (11) Republican Party (23)
Independent (1)		4 yearsNoneFebruary 5, 2013 $10/day + $4,308/month
Alaska State Senate20Democratic Party (7) Republican Party (13)4 yearsNoneJanuary 15, 2013 $50,400./year+ per diem
Arizona State Senate30Democratic Party (13) Republican Party (17)2 years4 terms (8 years) January 14, 2013 $24,000/year + per diem
Arkansas State Senate35Democratic Party (14)
Republican Party (21)		4 years2 terms (8 years)January 14, 2013 $15,362/year + $136/day
California State Senate40Democratic Party (28)
Republican Party (11)
Vacant (1)		4 years2 terms (8 years)December 3, 2012 $95,291/year + per diem
Colorado State Senate35Democratic Party (20) Republican Party (15)
4 years8 yearsJanuary 9, 2013 $30,000/year + per diem
Connecticut State Senate36Democratic Party (22)
Republican Party (14)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $28,000/year
Delaware State Senate21Democratic Party (13)
Republican Party (8)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $41,680/year + $7,334 expenses/year
Florida State Senate40Democratic Party (14)
Republican Party (26)
4 years 2 terms (8 years)March 5, 2013 $29,697/year + per diem
Georgia State Senate56Democratic Party (18)
Republican Party (38)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 14, 2013 $17,342/year + per diem
Hawaii State Senate25Democratic Party (24)
Republican Party (1)
2-4-4 year systemNoneJanuary 16, 2013 $48,708/year
Idaho State Senate35Democratic Party (7)
Republican Party (28)
2 yearsNoneJanuary 14, 2013 $16,116./year + per diem
Illinois State Senate59Democratic Party (40)
Republican Party (19)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $67,836/year + per diem
Indiana State Senate50Democratic Party (13)
Republican Party (37)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 15, 2013 $22,616/year + per diem
Iowa State Senate50Democratic Party (26)
Republican Party (24)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 14, 2013 $25,000/year + per diem
Kansas State Senate40Democratic Party (8)
Republican Party (32)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 14, 2013 $88.66/day + $6,775/year expenses
Kentucky State Senate38Democratic Party (14)
Republican Party (23)
Independent (1)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $186.73/day + per diem
Louisiana State Senate39Democratic Party (15)
Republican Party (24)
4 years3 terms (12 years) April 8, 2013 $15,362/year
Maine State Senate35Democratic Party (19)
Republican Party (15)
Independent (1)		2 years4 terms (8 years)December 5, 2012 $13,526/year Sess. 1, $9,661/year Sess. 2 + per diem
Maryland State Senate47Democratic Party (35)
Republican Party (12)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $43,500/year + per diem
Massachusetts State Senate40Democratic Party (35)
Republican Party (4)
Vacant (1)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 2, 2013 $61,133/year + per diem
Michigan State Senate38Democratic Party (12)
Republican Party (26)
4 years2 terms (8 years)January 9, 2013 $71,685/year + expenses
Minnesota State Senate67Democratic Party (39)
Republican Party (28)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $31,140.90 + per diem
Mississippi State Senate52Democratic Party (21) Republican Party (31)
4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $10,000./year + per diem
Missouri State Senate34Democratic Party (10)
Republican Party (24)		4 years2 terms (8 years) January 9, 2013 $35,915/year + per diem
Montana State Senate50Democratic Party (21)
Republican Party (29)		4 years2 terms (8 years) January 7, 2013 $82.64/day + per diem
Nebraska State Senate (Unicameral)494 years2 terms (8 years)January 9, 2013 $12,000/year + per diem
Nevada State Senate21Democratic Party (11)
Republican Party (10)		4 years3 terms (12 years) February 4, 2013 $146.29/day + per diem
New Hampshire State Senate24Democratic Party (11)
Republican Party (13)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 2, 2013 $100/year
New Jersey State Senate40Democratic Party (24)
Republican Party (16)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 10, 2013 $49,000/year
New Mexico State Senate42Democratic Party (25)
Republican Party (17)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 15, 2013 $0/year + per diem
New York State Senate63Democratic Party (33)
Republican Party (30)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $79,500/year + per diem
North Carolina State Senate50Democratic Party (17)
Republican Party (33)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $13,951/year + per diem + expenses
North Dakota State Senate47Democratic Party (14)
Republican Party (33)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $152/day + expenses
Ohio State Senate33Democratic Party (10)
Republican Party (23)		4 years2 terms (8 years)January 7, 2013 $60,584/year
Oklahoma State Senate48Democratic Party (12)
Republican Party (36)		4 years12 year cumulative total, in either or both chambersFebruary 4, 2013 $38,400/year + per diem
Oregon State Senate30Democratic Party (16)
Republican Party (14)		4 yearsNoneFebruary 4, 2013 $21,936/year + per diem
Pennsylvania State Senate50Democratic Party (23)
Republican Party (27)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 2, 2013 $82,026/year + per diem
Rhode Island State Senate38Democratic Party (32)
Republican Party (5)
Independent (1)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 1, 2013 $14,185.95/year
South Carolina State Senate46Democratic Party (18)
Republican Party (28)
4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $10,400/year + per diem
South Dakota State Senate35Democratic Party (7)
Republican Party (28)		2 years4 terms (8 years) January 8, 2013 $12,000/2 years + per diem
Tennessee State Senate33Democratic Party (7)
Republican Party (25)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $19,009/year + per diem
Texas State Senate31Democratic Party (12)
Republican Party (19)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $7,200/year + per diem
Utah State Senate29Democratic Party (5)
Republican Party (24)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 28, 2013 $117/day + per diem
Vermont State Senate30Democratic Party (21)
Republican Party (7)
Vermont Progressive Party (2)		2 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $604.79/week + per diem
Virginia State Senate40Democratic Party (20)
Republican Party (20)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $18,000/year + per diem
Washington State Senate49Democratic Party (26)
Republican Party (23)
4 yearsNoneJanuary 14, 2013 $42,106/year + per diem
West Virginia State Senate34Democratic Party (25)
Republican Party (9)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 9, 2013 $20,000/year + per diem
Wisconsin State Senate33Democratic Party (15)
Republican Party (18)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 7, 2013 $49,943/year + per diem
Wyoming State Senate30Democratic Party (4)
Republican Party (26)		4 yearsNoneJanuary 8, 2013 $150/day + per diem
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