Nevada Senate

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The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada. The Senate consists of 21 members from 19 constituencies (two are multimember), with each Senator representing a population of around 94,700 inhabitants (2000 figures). Senators serve four-year terms without term limits.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate meets at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City.

Contents 1 Leadership of the Senate 1.1 Leadership information 2 Current Composition 2.1 Current Members 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Leadership of the Senate

The President of the Senate retains the highest rank over the house, but only casts a vote if a legislative tie is in place. The Lieutenant Governor of Nevada serves as Senate President. In their absense, the President Pro Tempore presides to make commission and committee appointments. The President Pro Tempore is elected to the position by the majority party or a majority of votes. The other partisan Senate leadership positions, such as the Majority and Minority leaders, are (usually) elected by their respective party caucuses to head their parties in the chamber.

The President of the Senate is Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki of the Republican Party. The President Pro Tempore is Mark E. Amodei of the Capital Senate District (Carson City). The Majority Leader is William J. Raggio of Washoe District 3 (Reno). The Minority Leader is Democrat Dina Titus of Clark District 7 (Las Vegas).

[edit] Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President of the Senate	Brian Krolicki	Republican
President Pro Tempore	Mark E. Amodei	Republican	Carson City	Capital Senate District
Majority Leader	William J. Raggio	Republican	Reno	Washoe Senate District 3
Minority Leader	Gene Therriault	Democrat	Las Vegas	Clark Senate District 7

[edit] Current Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	11
	Democratic Party	10
Total		21
Majority		1

[edit] Current Members

Name	Party	Location	District
Mark E. Amodei	Rep	Carson City	Capital
Mike McGinness	Rep	Fallon	Central Nevada
John J. Lee	Dem	North Las Vegas	Clark 1
Maggie Carlton	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 2
Valerie Wiener	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 3
Steven A. Horsford	Dem	North Las Vegas	Clark 4
Joseph J. Heck	Rep	Henderson	Clark 5
Joyce Woodhouse	Dem	Henderson	Clark 5
Bob Beers	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 6
Terry Care	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 7
Dina Titus	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 7
Barbara K. Cegavske	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 8
Dennis Nolan	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 9
Bob Coffin	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 10
Michael A. Schneider	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 11
Warren B. Hardy, II	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 12
Dean A. Rhoads	Rep	Tuscarora	Rural Nevada
Bernice Mathews	Dem	Reno	Washoe 1
Maurice E. Washington	Rep	Sparks	Washoe 2
William J. Raggio	Rep	Reno	Washoe 3
Randolph J. Townsend	Rep	Reno	Washoe 4

[edit] See also

• Nevada State Capitol
• Nevada Legislature
• Nevada Assembly

[edit] External links

• Nevada Senate
• Nevada Senators

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