Nevada Senate

Nevada State Senate
Nevada State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	3 terms (12 years)
New session started	February 7, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Brian Krolicki, (R) since January 20, 2007
President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Michael A. Schneider, (D) since February 6, 2009
Majority Leader	Steven Horsford, (D) since February 6, 2009
Minority Leader	Mike McGinness, (R) since February 7, 2011
Structure
Members	21
Political groups	Democratic Party (11) Republican Party (10)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article 4, Nevada Constitution
Salary	$146.90/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (11 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (10 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Nevada State Capitol Carson City, Nevada
Website
Nevada State Senate

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 districts, two of which are multimember. Each senator represented approximately 94,700 people as of the 2000 census, although 2006 Census Bureau estimates suggest an average population of 118,800 per senator. Senators serve four-year terms. Term limits, limiting senators to three 4-year terms (12 years), took effect in 2010. Seven senators were termed out in 2010 and four will be termed out in 2012.

The Senate met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971, when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol. The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Legislature.

1 Composition
- 1.1 Leadership of the Senate
- 1.2 Members of the 76th Senate
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Composition

76th Legislature (2011-2012)

Following the 2008 election, Democrats took control of the Nevada Senate for the first time since 1993.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	11	10	21	0

Begin	11	10	21	0
January 15, 2011^[1]		9	20	1
January 18, 2011^[2]		10	21	0
Latest voting share	52.4%	47.6%

Leadership of the Senate

The President of the Senate is the body's highest officer, although they only vote in the case of a tie, and only on procedural matters. The Lieutenant Governor of Nevada serves as Senate President. In their absence, the President Pro Tempore presides and has the power to make commission and committee appointments. The President Pro Tempore is elected to the position by the majority party. The other partisan Senate leadership positions, such as the Majority and Minority leaders, are 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 Secretary of the Senate is David Byerman. The Secretary of the Senate serves as the Parliamentarian and Chief Administrative Officer of the Nevada Senate.^[3] The Secretary of the Senate is a non-member officer of the body, elected by the members.

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor	Brian Krolicki	Republican
President pro tempore	Michael A. Schneider	Democratic	Clark 11
Majority Leader	Steven Horsford	Democratic	Clark 4
Assistant Majority Leader	Valerie Wiener	Democratic	Clark 3
Majority Whip	John J. Lee	Democratic	Clark 1
Minority Leader	Mike McGinness	Republican	Central Nevada
Assistant Minority Leader	Barbara Cegavske	Republican	Clark 8
Minority Whip	James Settelmeyer	Republican	Capital

Members of the 76th Senate

Name	Party	Residence	District	First Elected	Seat up
James Settelmeyer	Rep	Minden	Capital	2010	2014
Mike McGinness	Rep	Fallon	Central Nevada	1992	2012
John Jay Lee	Dem	North Las Vegas	Clark 1	2004	2012
Mo Denis	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 2	2010	2014
Valerie Wiener	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 3	1996	2012
Steven Horsford	Dem	North Las Vegas	Clark 4	2004	2012
Shirley Breeden	Dem	Henderson	Clark 5 (A)	2008	2014
Michael Roberson	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 5 (B)	2010	2014
Allison Copening	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 6	2008	2012
David Parks	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 7 (A)	2008	2012
Mark Manendo	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 7 (B)	2010	2014
Barbara Cegavske	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 8	2002	2014
Elizabeth Halseth	Rep	Las Vegas	Clark 9	2010	2014
Ruben Kihuen	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 10	2010	2014
Michael Schneider	Dem	Las Vegas	Clark 11	1996	2012
Joe Hardy	Rep	Boulder City	Clark 12	2010	2014
Dean Rhoads	Rep	Tuscarora	Rural Nevada	1984	2012
Sheila Leslie	Dem	Reno	Washoe 1	2010	2014
Don Gustavson	Rep	Sparks	Washoe 2	2010	2014
Greg Brower	Rep	Reno	Washoe 3	2011^[4]	2012
Ben Kieckhefer	Rep	Reno	Washoe 4	2010	2014

References

^ Republican William Raggio (Washoe 3) resigned.
^ Republican Greg Brower (Washoe 3) replaces Raggio.
^ [1] http://www.nevadanewsbureau.com/2010/08/18/nevada-senate-majority-leader-picks-census-bureau-liaison-to-serve-in-top-administrative-post/
^ Was appointed to fill the remainder of the term of Bill Raggio

External links

Nevada Senate official government website
Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Nevada

Members of the Nevada State Senate

76th Legislature (2011)
President of the Senate: Brian Krolicki (R) • President pro Tempore: Michael A. Schneider (D) • Majority Leader: Steven Horsford (D) • Minority Leader: Mike McGinness (R)

   James Settelmeyer (R, Capital District)
   Mike McGinness (R, Central Nevada)
   John Jay Lee (D, Clark 1)
   Mo Denis (D, Clark 2)
   Valerie Wiener (D, Clark 3)
   Steven Horsford (D, Clark 4)
   Shirley Breeden (D, Clark 5A)

   Michael Roberson (R, Clark 5B)
   Allison Copening (D, Clark 6)
   David Parks (D, Clark 7A)
   Mark Manendo (D, Clark 7B)
   Barbara Cegavske (R, Clark 8)
   Elizabeth Halseth (R, Clark 9)
   Ruben Kihuen (D, Clark 10)

   Michael A. Schneider (D, Clark 11)
   Joe Hardy (R, Clark 12)
   Dean Rhoads (R, Rural Nevada)
   Sheila Leslie (D, Washoe 1)
   Don Gustavson (R, Washoe 2)
   Greg Brower (R, Washoe 3)
   Ben Kieckhefer (R, Washoe 4)

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