Michigan Senate

Michigan State Senate
Michigan State Legislature
Type
Type Upper House
Term limits 2 terms (8 years)
New session started January 12, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate Brian Calley, (R)
since January 1, 2011
President pro Tempore Tonya Schuitmaker, (R)
since January 13, 2011
Majority Leader Randy Richardville, (R)
since January 13, 2011
Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, (D)
since January 13, 2011
Structure
Members 38
Political groups Republican Party (26)
Democratic Party (12)
Length of term 4 years
Authority Article IV, Section 2, Michigan Constitution
Salary $79,650/year + expenses
Elections
Last election November 4, 2010
(38 seats)
Next election November 4, 2014
(38 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Michigan State Capitol
Lansing, Michigan
Website
Michigan State Senate

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 4, 2014. Terms for senators begin on January 1 following the November general election. In general, Senators are eligible to serve two full four-year terms, except that Senators who have served more than half of a four-year term may only serve one full four-year term.

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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. Technically, members are not senators and should be referred to as a member of the Legislature (abbreviated to ML) or a member of the Senate (abbreviated to MS). This is the same as a member of the United States Senate, who is entitled to use member of Congress (abbreviated to MC) as a post-nominal title.

As elected officials, members of the Senate also receive the courtesy title of the Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.

Composition of the Senate

As of November 2010, Republicans hold a two-thirds supermajority following the midterm elections.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of Previous Legislature 22 16 38 0
Begin 26 12 38 0
Latest voting share 68.42% 31.58%

Leadership Information

Michigan Senate Officers

Senate Majority Leadership

The Republican Caucus, with 26 members, currently holds the majority. The Michigan Senate has been controlled by the Republicans since 1983.

Senate Minority Leadership

The Democratic Caucus, with 12 members, is currently in the minority.

Members of the Michigan Senate

District Senator Party Residence Eligible for re-election in 2014?
1 Coleman Young II Dem Detroit Yes
2 Bert Johnson Dem Highland Park Yes
3 Morris Hood III Dem Detroit Yes
4 Virgil Smith Dem Detroit Yes
5 Tupac Hunter Dem Detroit No
6 Glenn S. Anderson Dem Westland No
7 Patrick Colbeck Rep Canton Yes
8 Hoon-Yung Hopgood Dem Taylor Yes
9 Steven Bieda Dem Warren Yes
10 Tory Rocca Rep Sterling Heights Yes
11 Jack Brandenburg Rep Harrison Township Yes
12 Jim Marleau Rep Lake Orion Yes
13 John Pappageorge Rep Troy No
14 Vincent Gregory Dem Southfield Yes
15 Mike Kowall Rep White Lake Yes
16 Bruce Caswell Rep Hillsdale Yes
17 Randy Richardville Rep Monroe No
18 Rebekah Warren Dem Ann Arbor Yes
19 Mike Nofs Rep Battle Creek Yes
20 Tonya Schuitmaker Rep Antwerp Township Yes
21 Jon Proos Rep St. Joseph Yes
22 Joe Hune Rep Hamburg Township Yes
23 Gretchen Whitmer Dem East Lansing No
24 Rick Jones Rep Grand Ledge Yes
25 Phil Pavlov Rep St. Clair Township Yes
26 David Robertson Rep Grand Blanc Township Yes
27 John Gleason Dem Flushing No
28 Mark Jansen Rep Gaines Township No
29 Dave Hildenbrand Rep Lowell Yes
30 Arlan Meekhof Rep West Olive Yes
31 Mike Green Rep Mayville Yes
32 Roger Kahn Rep Saginaw Township No
33 Judy Emmons Rep Sheridan Yes
34 Geoff Hansen Rep Hart Yes
35 Darwin Booher Rep Evart Yes
36 John Moolenaar Rep Midland Yes
37 Howard Walker Rep Traverse City Yes
38 Tom Casperson Rep Escanaba Yes

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Members of the Michigan State Senate
President of the Senate: Brian Calley (R) • President pro Tempore: Tonya Schuitmaker (R) • Majority Leader: Randy Richardville (R) • Minority Leader: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
   
  1.    Coleman Young II (D)
  2.    Bert Johnson (D)
  3.    Morris Hood III (D)
  4.    Virgil Smith, Jr. (D)
  5.    Tupac A. Hunter (D)
  6.    Glenn S. Anderson (D)
  7.    Patrick Colbeck (R)
  8.    Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D)
  1.    Steven Bieda (D)
  2.    Tory Rocca (R)
  3.    Jack Bradenburg (R)
  4.    Jim Marleau (R)
  5.    John Pappageorge (R)
  6.    Vincent Gregory (D)
  7.    Mike Kowall (R)
  8.    Bruce Caswell (R)
  1.    Randy Richardville (R)
  2.    Rebekah Warren (D)
  3.    Mike Nofs (R)
  4.    Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
  5.    Jon Proos (R)
  6.    Joe Hune (R)
  7.    Gretchen Whitmer (D)
  8.    Rick Jones (R)
  1.    Phil Pavlov (R)
  2.    David Robertson (R)
  3.    John Gleason (D)
  4.    Mark Jansen (R)
  5.    Dave Hildenbrand (R)
  6.    Arlan Meekhof (R)
  7.    Mike Green (R)
  8.    Roger Kahn (R)
  1.    Judy Emmons (R)
  2.    Geoff Hansen (R)
  3.    Darwin Booher (R)
  4.    John Moolenaar (R)
  5.    Howard Walker (R)
  6.    Tom Casperson (R)
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