 The Kansas Senate in legislative session in January 2006. The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meet at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ...
The Kansas Legislature is the legislature of that United States state. ...
State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. ...
A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq. ...
A term limit is a provision of a constitution, statute, or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...
Kansas Capitol Building The Kansas State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Kansas. ...
Motto: Nickname: Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 County Shawnee County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Bill Bunten Area - Total - Water 147. ...
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ...
State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. ...
The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...
The Governor of Kansas holds the supreme executive power of the State as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. ...
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
Senate leadership
The President of the Senate presides over the body, appointing members to all of the Senate's committees and joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. Unlike other states, the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas does not preside over the Senate. Since a 1972 amendment to the Kansas Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor's duties have been severed from the legislative branch, and is active in other areas of the Kansas state government such as commissions on military affairs and health insurance. In the Senate President's absence, the President Pro Tempore presides. The President of the Senate is the title often given to the presiding officer, or chairman, of a senate. ...
The Governor of Kansas holds the supreme executive power of the State as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
A President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the United States Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the President of the Senate. ...
The current President of the Senate is Republican Stephen Morris of District 39 (Garden City, Ulysses). The Senate Majority Leader is Derek Schmidt of District 15 (Iola, Independence). The Senate Minority Leader is Democrat Anthony Hensley of District 19 (Topeka, Burlingame, Osage City). 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. ...
Garden City is a city located in Finney County, Kansas. ...
The majority leader is a term used in congressional systems for the chamber leader of the party in control of a legislature. ...
Iola is a city and county seat of Allen County, Kansas. ...
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. ...
The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...
Motto: Nickname: Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 County Shawnee County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Bill Bunten Area - Total - Water 147. ...
Burlingame is a city located in Osage County, Kansas. ...
Osage City is a city located in Osage County, Kansas. ...
Make-up of the Senate 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 two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...
See also Kansas Capitol Building The Kansas State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Kansas. ...
The Kansas Legislature is the legislature of that United States state. ...
The Kansas House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol. ...
External links - Kansas Senate
- Interactive Map of Kansas House and Senate Districts
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