Arkansas Senate

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The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 76,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and most state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. The 35-member Senate consists of eight Republicans and 27 Democrats. There are six women and four African-Americans.

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[edit] Election

The senators are elected for a four-years term, the Senate being renewed by half every two years. So a Senate lasts two years with the same composition.

Legal basis :
Arkansas Constitution - Article 5. Legislative Department. § 3. Senate.

The Senate shall consist of members to be chosen every four years, by the qualified electors of the several districts. At the first session of the Senate, the Senators shall divide themselves into two classes, by lot, and the first class shall hold their places for two years only, after which all shall be elected for four years.

[edit] Current composition 2007-2008

Senate Composition for the 86th General Assembly :

Affiliation Members Note
  Democratic Party 27
  Republican Party 8
Total 35
Office Officer Party County Since
  President Bill Halter Democratic Pulaski 2007
  President Pro Tempore Jack Critcher Democratic Independence 2007
  Assistant President Pro Tempore Bobby Glover Democratic Lonoke 2007
  Assistant President Pro Tempore Irma Brown Democratic Pulaski 2007
  Assistant President Pro Tempore Denny Altes Republican Sebastian 2007
  Assistant President Pro Tempore Barbara Horn Democratic Little River 2007

[edit] Majority leadership

Office Officer County Since
  Senate Majority Leader Tracy Steele Pulaski 2007

[edit] Minority leadership

Office Officer County Since
  Senate Minority Leader Denny Altes Sebastian 2007


District Name Party Seat Up
1st Shawn Womack Rep
2nd Randy Laverty Dem
3rd Ruth Whitaker Rep
4th Sharon Trusty Rep
5th Henry Wilkins, IV Dem
6th Ed Wilkinson Dem
7th Sue Madison Dem
8th Dave Bisbee Rep
9th Kim Hendren Rep
10th Paul Miller Dem
11th Robert F. Thompson Dem
12th Jack Critcher Dem
13th Denny Altes Rep
14th Paul Bookout Dem
15th Steve Bryles Dem
16th Jack Crumbly Dem
17th Jim Luker Dem
18th Bob Johnson Dem
19th Terry Smith Dem
20th Jim Hill Dem
21st Barbara Horn Dem
22nd Shane Broadway Dem
23rd Jerry Taylor Dem
24th Jimmy Jeffress Dem
25th Gene Jeffress Dem
26th Percy Malone Dem
27th Steve Faris Dem
28th Bobby Glover Dem
29th John Paul Capps Dem
30th Gilbert Baker Rep
31st Mary Anne Salmon Dem
32nd Jim Argue Dem
33rd Irma Hunter Brown Dem
34th Tracy Steele Dem
35th Bill Pritchard Rep

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