Arkansas Senate

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The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 76,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time.

The 87th General Assembly convened on January 12, 2009.

According to Article 5 of the Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas state senators are each elected for four-year terms, but with staggered elections, with approximately half of the 35 districts up for election each even-numbered year.

Arkansas senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms.

Party balance

Senate Composition for the 87th General Assembly :

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 27
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 8
Total 35
Office Representative Party
President Pro Tempore Robert Thompson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat

Majority leadership

Office Representative Party
Senate Majority Leader Joyce Elliott Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
Majority Whip Steve Faris Image:Bluedot.png Democrat

Minority leadership

Office Representative Party
Senate Minority Leader Kim Hendren Image:Reddot.png Republican
Minority Whip Bill Pritchard Image:Reddot.png Republican

List of current members

District Senator Party
1st Johnny Key Image:Reddot.png Republican
2nd Randy Laverty Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
3rd Ruth Whitaker Image:Reddot.png Republican
4th Sharon Trusty Image:Reddot.png Republican
5th Henry Wilkins Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
6th Ed Wilkinson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
7th Sue Madison Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
8th Cecile Bledsoe Image:Reddot.png Republican
9th Kim Hendren Image:Reddot.png Republican
10th Paul Miller Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
11th Robert F. Thompson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
12th David Wyatt Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
13th Denny Altes Image:Reddot.png Republican
14th Paul Bookout Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
15th Steve Bryles Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
16th Jack Crumbly Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
17th Jim Luker Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
18th Bob Johnson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
19th Terry Smith Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
20th Larry Teague Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
21st Barbara Horn Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
22nd Shane Broadway Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
23rd Jerry Taylor Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
24th Jimmy Jeffress Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
25th Harmon Jeffress Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
26th Percy Malone Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
27th Steve Faris Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
28th Bobby Glover Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
29th John Paul Capps Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
30th Gilbert Baker Image:Reddot.png Republican
31st Mary Anne Salmon Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
32nd David Johnson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
33rd Joyce Elliott Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
34th Tracy Steele Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
35th Bill Pritchard Image:Reddot.png Republican

Senate committees

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References

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Image:Bluedot.png Current members of the Arkansas Senate
President Pro Tem: Robert Thompson • Majority Leader: Joyce Elliott • Majority Whip: Steve Faris • Minority Leader: Kim Hendren • Minority Whip: Bill Pritchard
Democratic (27) • Republican (8) • Arkansas Senate • Arkansas House of Representatives
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