New Hampshire Senate
Appearance
New Hampshire State Senate | |
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New Hampshire General Court | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | December 1, 2014 |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 24 |
Political groups | Governing party
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution |
Salary | $100/year |
Elections | |
Last election | November 4, 2014 (24 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2016 (24 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber New Hampshire State House Concord, New Hampshire | |
Website | |
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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 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
2014-2016 biennial session
Composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1 |
Begin session 2014 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 |
June 6, 2016[1] | 13 | 23 | 1 | |
Latest voting share | 43.5% | 56.5% |
Leadership of the New Hampshire Senate
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President of the Senate | Chuck Morse | Republican | 22 |
Majority Leader | Jeb Bradley | Republican | 3 |
Minority Leader | Jeff Woodburn | Democratic | 1 |
Members of the New Hampshire Senate
District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected |
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1 | Jeff Woodburn | Dem | Dalton | 2012 |
2 | Jeanie Forrester | Rep | Meredith | 2010 |
3 | Jeb Bradley | Rep | Wolfeboro | 2009 |
4 | David H. Watters | Dem | Dover | 2012 |
5 | David Pierce | Dem | Etna | 2012 |
6 | Sam Cataldo | Rep | Farmington | 2012 |
7 | Andrew Hosmer | Dem | Laconia | 2012 |
8 | Vacant | |||
9 | Andy Sanborn | Rep | Bedford | 2010 |
10 | Molly Kelly | Dem | Keene | 2006 |
11 | Gary L. Daniels | Rep | Milford | 2014 |
12 | Kevin Avard | Rep | Nashua | 2014 |
13 | Bette Lasky | Dem | Nashua | 2012 (2008-2010) |
14 | Sharon Carson | Rep | Londonderry | 2008 |
15 | Dan Feltes | Dem | Concord | 2014 |
16 | David Boutin | Rep | Hooksett | 2010 |
17 | John Reagan | Rep | Deerfield | 2012 |
18 | Donna Soucy | Dem | Manchester | 2012 |
19 | Regina Birdsell | Rep | Hampstead | 2014 |
20 | Lou D'Allesandro | Dem | Manchester | 1998 |
21 | Martha Fuller Clark | Dem | Portsmouth | 2012 (2004-2010) |
22 | Chuck Morse | Rep | Salem | 2010 (2002-2006) |
23 | Russell Prescott | Rep | Kingston | 2010 (2000-2004) |
24 | Nancy Stiles | Rep | Hampton | 2010 |