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The Senate and the United States House of Representatives (which is the lower chamber of Congress) comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Senators have been directly elected by state-wide popular vote since the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election.
Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
Historical graph of party control of the Senate and House as well as the Presidency [1]. The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Birth year Ref Georgia: David H. Gambrell (D) February 1, 1971: No Appointed; replaced Richard Russell Jr. (D) Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia Director of the NLADA U.S. Army Reserve: 1929 [9] Vermont: Robert Stafford (R) September 16, 1971: No Appointed; replaced Winston L. Prouty (R) U.S. House of Representatives [i] Governor of Vermont
Birth year Arkansas: Blanche Lincoln (D) 4th (96th overall) No Open seat; replaced Dale Bumpers (D) U.S. House of Representatives [a] 1960 Idaho: Mike Crapo (R) 3rd (95th overall) No Open seat; replaced Dirk Kempthorne (R) U.S. House of Representatives [b] Idaho Senate: 1951 Illinois: Peter Fitzgerald (R) 7th (99th overall) Yes Defeated Carol ...
The List of United States Senate elections has been split into the following two parts for convenience: List of United States Senate elections (1788–1913) List of United States Senate elections (1914–present) The following are lists of United States Senate elections by other criteria: List of United States Senate election results by region