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Writing profiles of state legislators

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This page is a content-and-style guide about how to write about the legislative district of an incumbent state legislator or a candidate for state legislature.

Many of the country's state legislative district boundaries will be re-drawn about the 2010 elections, due to the 2010 federal census.

As a result, it is probably not a good use of time to write extensive sections that elaborately describe the boundaries of the legislative district your incumbent or candidate is associated with, because after the 2010 election, that district will most likely no longer exist in the same form.

v • d • e State legislatures

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2013	State legislative elections (2013) • Election Results (2013) • Primary dates and filing requirements • 2013 Session Dates

Historical elections	2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2007

Features of state legislatures	How vacancies are filled in state legislatures • States with a full-time legislature • State legislatures with term limits • Comparison of state legislative salaries • When state legislators assume office after a general election • Population represented by state legislators • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures • State legislative sessions • Resign-to-run law • State Legislative Tracker • Official names of state legislatures • State legislative chambers that use multi-member districts • Factors Affecting Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections

State senates	Length of terms of state senators • State senators • Partisan composition of state senates • State senators sorted by year first elected to senate • State senate elections

State houses	Length of terms of state representatives • State representatives • Partisan composition of state houses • State representatives sorted by year first elected • State house elections

Leadership positions	President of the Senate • President Pro Tempore • Senate Majority Leader • Senate Minority Leader • House Majority Leader • House Minority Leader • State Speaker of the House