Michigan State Senate
| Michigan State Senate | |
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| Michigan State Legislature | |
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Upper House of the Michigan Legislature
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Term limits
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2 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 14, 2015 |
| Leadership | |
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Majority Leader
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President pro Tempore
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 38 |
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Political groups
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Governing Party
Opposition Party
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Length of term
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4 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Section 2, Michigan Constitution |
| Salary | $71,865/year + expenses |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 4, 2014 (38 seats) |
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Next election
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November 6, 2018 (38 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Senate Chamber Michigan State Capitol Lansing, Michigan |
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| Website | |
| Michigan State Senate | |
Governing Party
Opposition Party
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.
Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve four-year terms concurrent with the governor of Michigan's term of office. Senate and gubernatorial elections are always held two years after the election for president of the United States, with the next election scheduled for November 6, 2018. Terms for senators begin on January 1 at Noon following the November general election and, concurrently with the Governor, ends on January 1 when their replacements are sworn in. Senators are eligible to serve two full four-year terms, except for Senators who have served more than half of a four-year term may only serve one full four-year term.
Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new session. A new session of the Legislature begins when the members of each house convene on the second Wednesday of January every year at noon. A regular session of the Legislature typically lasts throughout the entire year with several periods of recess and adjourns sine die in late December. Any business, bill or joint resolution pending at the final adjournment of a regular session held in an odd numbered year shall carry over with the same status to the next regular session.
Members of the Senate are commonly referred to as senators. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of Congress, constituents and news media, using the Associated Press guidelines for journalist, often refer to members as state senator to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts. As elected officials, members of the Senate also receive the courtesy title of the Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.
The Michigan Senate convenes in the Senate chamber in the south wing of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. Their offices are located in the Billie S. Farnum Senate Office Building at the southeast corner of Capitol Avenue and Allegan Street adjacent to the Capitol.
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