New Hampshire Senate

New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire General Court
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	December 5, 2018
Leadership
President of the Senate	Donna Soucy (D)
Majority Leader	Dan Feltes (D)
Minority Leader	Chuck Morse (R)
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Majority Democratic (14); Minority Republican (10);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution
Salary	$200/term + mileage
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (24 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; New Hampshire State House; Concord, New Hampshire
Website
	gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate

The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784.^[1] It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. As of December 5, 2018, there are 14 Democrats and 10 Republicans.^[2]

2018-2020 biennial session

Composition^[3]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
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	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 164th General Court	10	13	23	1

Start of 165th General Court	10	14	24	0
March 22, 2017^[4]	9		23	1
July 26, 2017^[5]	10		24	0
End of 165th General Court	10		24	0

Start of 166th General Court	14	10	24	0
Latest voting share	58%	42%

Leadership of the New Hampshire Senate

Position^[6]	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Donna Soucy	Democratic	18
Majority Leader	Dan Feltes	Democratic	15
Minority Leader	Chuck Morse	Republican	22
President Pro Tempore	Martha Fuller Clark	Democratic	21

Members of the New Hampshire Senate^[7]

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	David Starr	Rep	Franconia	2018
2	Bob Giuda	Rep	Warren	2016
3	Jeb Bradley	Rep	Wolfeboro	2009
4	David H. Watters	Dem	Dover	2012
5	Martha Hennessey	Dem	Hanover	2016
6	James P. Gray	Rep	Rochester	2016
7	Harold F. French	Rep	Franklin	2016
8	Ruth Ward	Rep	Stoddard	2016
9	Jeanne Dietsch	Dem	Peterborough	2018
10	Jay Kahn	Dem	Keene	2016
11	Shannon Chandley	Dem	Amherst	2018
12	Melanie Levesque	Dem	Brookline	2018
13	Cindy Rosenwald	Dem	Nashua	2018
14	Sharon Carson	Rep	Londonderry	2008
15	Dan Feltes	Dem	Concord	2014
16	Kevin Cavanaugh	Dem	Manchester	2017
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	Jon Morgan	Dem	Brentwood	2018
24	Tom Sherman	Dem	Rye	2018

Past composition of the Senate

References

^ "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^ "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^ "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^ Democrat Scott McGilvray (District 16) died. [1]
^ Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh elected to replace the deceased Scott McGilvray [2]
^ "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
^ "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

External links

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

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[1] "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

[2] "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

[3] "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

[4] Democrat Scott McGilvray (District 16) died. [1]

[5] Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh elected to replace the deceased Scott McGilvray [2]

[6] "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

[7] "New Hampshire Senate". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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