New Hampshire Senate

New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire General Court

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
New session started	January 5, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Peter Bragdon, (R) since December 1, 2010
President pro Tempore	John Barnes, Jr., (R) since December 1, 2010
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley, (R) since December 1, 2010
Minority Leader	Sylvia Larsen, (D) since December 1, 2010
Structure
Members	24
Political groups	Republican Party (19) Democratic Party (5)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution
Salary	$100/year
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (24 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber New Hampshire State Capitol Concord, New Hampshire
Website
New Hampshire State Senate

The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. Currently, there are 19 Republicans and 5 Democrats.

1 2011–2012 biennial session
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

2011–2012 biennial session

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	10	14	24	0

Begin	19	5	24	0
Latest voting share	79.2%	20.8%

Leadership of the New Hampshire Senate

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Peter Bragdon	Republican	11
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley	Republican	3
Minority Leader	Sylvia Larsen	Democratic	15

Members of the New Hampshire Senate

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First Elected
1	John Gallus	Republican	Berlin	2002
2	Jeanie Forrester	Republican	Meredith	2010
3	Jeb Bradley	Republican	Wolfeboro	2009
4	Jim Forsythe	Republican	Strafford	2010
5	Matthew Houde	Democratic	Meriden	2008
6	Fenton Groen	Republican	Rochester	2010
7	Andy Sanborn	Republican	Henniker	2010
8	Bob Odell	Republican	Lempster	2002
9	Ray White	Republican	Bedford	2010
10	Molly Kelly	Democratic	Keene	2006
11	Peter Bragdon	Republican	Milford	2004
12	Jim Luther	Republican	Hollis	2010
13	Gary Lambert	Republican	Nashua	2010
14	Sharon Carson	Republican	Londonderry	2008
15	Sylvia Larsen	Democratic	Concord	1994
16	David Boutin	Republican	Hooksett	2010
17	John Barnes, Jr.	Republican	Raymond	2000 (1992–1998)
18	Tom DeBlois	Republican	Manchester	2010
19	Jim Rausch	Republican	Derry	2010
20	Lou D'Allesandro	Democratic	Manchester	1998
21	Amanda Merrill	Democratic	Durham	2008
22	Chuck Morse	Republican	Salem	2010 (2002-2006)
23	Russell Prescott	Republican	Kingston	2010 (2000-2004)
24	Nancy Stiles	Republican	Hampton	2010

References

External links

New Hampshire Senate official website
New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus official party website
Project Vote Smart - State Senate of New Hampshire voter information

Members of the New Hampshire State Senate

162nd General Court (2011–2012)
President of the Senate: Peter Bragdon (D) • President Pro Tempore: John Barnes, Jr. (R) • Majority Leader: Jeb Bradley (R) • Minority Leader: Sylvia Larsen (D)

John Gallus (R)
Jeanie Forrester (R)
Jeb Bradley (R)
Jim Forsythe (R)
Matthew Houde (D)
Fenton Groen (R)

Anthony Sanborn (R)
Bob Odell (R)
Ray White (R)
Molly Kelly (D)
Peter Bragdon (R)
Jim Luther (R)

Gary Lambert (R)
Sharon Carson (R)
Sylvia Larsen (D)
David Boutin (R)
John Barnes, Jr. (R)
Tom DeBlois (R)

Jim Rausch (R)
Lou D'Allesandro (D)
Amanda Merrill (D)
Chuck Morse (R)
Russell Prescott (R)
Nancy Stiles (R)

Republican (19) • Democratic (5) • New Hampshire General Court • New Hampshire House of Representatives • New Hampshire State Senate

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