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Encyclopedia > Arkansas Senate

The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 76,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and most state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. The 35-member Senate consists of eight Republicans and 27 Democrats. There are seven women and three African-Americans. The Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative branch of the Arkansas government. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


Current composition

Senate Composition for the 85th General Assembly, current as of December 29, 2005: December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Affiliation Members Note
  Democratic Party 27
  Republican Party 8
Total 35
Office Officer Party County Since
President Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Republican Conway 1996
President Pro Tempore Jim Argue Democratic Pulaski 2005
Assistant President Pro Tempore David Bisbee Republican Benton 2005
Assistant President Pro Tempore John Paul Capps Democratic White 2005
Assistant President Pro Tempore Jim Luker Democratic Cross 2005
Assistant President Pro Tempore Hank Wilkins Democratic Jefferson 2005

The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... The President of the Senate is the title often given to the presiding officer, or chairman, of a senate. ... October 10, 2003 Winthorp Rockefeller Unveiling the new Boy Scouts License Plate Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (born September 17, 1948), is currently Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The United States Senate, according to the United States Constitution, (Article I), is required to choose a President Pro Tempore (or, president for a time, often shortened to President Pro Tem), who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The United States Senate, according to the United States Constitution, (Article I), is required to choose a President Pro Tempore (or, president for a time, often shortened to President Pro Tem), who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The United States Senate, according to the United States Constitution, (Article I), is required to choose a President Pro Tempore (or, president for a time, often shortened to President Pro Tem), who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The United States Senate, according to the United States Constitution, (Article I), is required to choose a President Pro Tempore (or, president for a time, often shortened to President Pro Tem), who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Cross County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The United States Senate, according to the United States Constitution, (Article I), is required to choose a President Pro Tempore (or, president for a time, often shortened to President Pro Tem), who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Majority leadership

Office Officer County Since
Senate Majority Leader Percy Malone Clark 2005

The Senate Majority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by his or her party conference to serve as the chief Senate spokesman for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Minority leadership

Office Officer County Since
Senate Minority Leader Shawn Womack Baxter 2005
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