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State Legislature [nb 9] House of Representatives: 75 R 61–14: 2: State Senate: 29: R 23–6: 4 Vermont: Governor: General Assembly: House of Representatives: 150 MC 94–56 [nb 10] 2: Senate: 30: MC 17–13 [nb 11] 2 Virginia: Governor: General Assembly: House of Delegates: 100 D 51–49: 2: Senate: 40: D 21–19: 4 Washington: Governor ...
This chart shows the trends in the partisan composition of the various state legislatures in the United States. In most cases the data point for each year is July 1, a time when few elections are scheduled. Most states hold legislative elections in the even numbered years, so the data points below are near the end of the term for most states.
The state Democratic or Republican Party controls the governorship, the state legislative houses, and U.S. Senate representation. Nebraska's legislature is unicameral (i.e., it has only one legislative house) and is officially non-partisan, though party affiliation still has an unofficial influence on the legislative process.
Democrats are looking to flip the Pennsylvania state Senate, which has a 28-22 Republican edge, while protecting a narrow 102-100 majority in the state House. In the last year alone, the state ...
Proof of Congress’ ongoing dysfunction is in its current paralysis. Republicans have a few more votes in the House, but they don’t exactly have a governing majority. 1 chart to explain the ...
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National Conference of State Legislatures Term Limit Chart; Term Limits.Org, Term limit data for AZ AR CA CO FL LA MA MI MO MT NB NV OH OK SD WY , Accessed on June 27, 2009. Little, Thomas H. (2006). The legislative branch of state government: people, process, and politics. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 1-85109-761-9
The legislative branch of the U.S. states consists of state legislatures. Every state except for Nebraska has a bicameral legislature, meaning it comprises two chambers. The unicameral Nebraska Legislature is commonly called the "Senate", and its members are officially called "Senators". In the majority of states (26), the state legislature is ...