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The Tennessee Senate is the upper house in the Tennessee Legislature. It consists of 33 members that serve four-year terms. Tennessee state senators are not subject to term limits.

Party balance

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 14
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 18
Total 33

Leadership positions

List of current members

Before March 14, 2007, Republicans held a one-vote majority. The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in the following list.

District Representative Party Counties in District
1 Steve Southerland Image:Reddot.png Republican Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Unicoi
2 Ron Ramsey Image:Reddot.png Republican Johnson, Sullivan
3 Rusty Crowe Image:Reddot.png Republican Washington, Carter
4 Mike Faulk Image:Reddot.png Republican Clairborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Union
5 Randy McNally Image:Reddot.png Republican Anderson, Loudon, Monroe, Knox(part)
6 Jamie Woodson Image:Reddot.png Republican Knox
7 Tim Burchett Image:Reddot.png Republican Knox(part)
8 Doug Overbey Image:Reddot.png Republican Blount, Sevier
9 Dewayne Bunch Image:Reddot.png Republican Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Polk
10 Andy Berke Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hamilton(part), Marion(part)
11 Bo Watson Image:Reddot.png Republican Hamilton(part)
12 Ken Yager Image:Reddot.png Republican Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, Scott
13 Bill Ketron Image:Reddot.png Republican Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford(part)
14 Eric Stewart Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren
15 Charlotte Burks Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Cumberland, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White
16 Jim Tracy Image:Reddot.png Republican Bedford, Moore, Rutherford(part)
17 Mae Beavers Image:Reddot.png Republican Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith, Sumner(part), Trousdale, Wilson
18 Diane Black Image:Reddot.png Republican Robertson, Sumner(part)
19 Thelma Harper Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Davidson(part)
20 Joe Haynes Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Davidson(part)
21 Douglas Henry Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Davidson(part)
22 Tim Barnes Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Cheatham, Houston, Montgomery
23 Jack Johnson Image:Reddot.png Republican Williamson, Davidson(part)
24 Roy Herron Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Benton, Decatur, Henry, Henderson, Lake, Obion, Perry, Stewart, Weakley
25 Doug Jackson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis
26 Dolores Gresham Image:Reddot.png Republican Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy, Wayne
27 Lowe Finney Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Madison, Gibson, Carroll
28 Jim Kyle Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Shelby(part)
29 Ophelia Ford Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Shelby(part)
30 Beverly Marrero Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Shelby(part)
31 Paul Stanley Image:Reddot.png Republican Shelby(part)
32 Mark Norris Image:Reddot.png Republican Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton, Shelby(part)
33 Reginald Tate Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Shelby(part)

Senate Committees

The Tennessee Senate has nine standing committees:

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