Vermont Senate
The Senate of Vermont (Vermont State Senate) is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly , the legislature of the US state of Vermont .
The Chamber of Parliament consists of 30 senators. Of these, three electoral districts each have one, six each two, three each three and one six senators. Each of these senators represents an average of 20,300 residents. The senators are each elected for two-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. The Senate boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the Vermont State House in the capital, Montpelier .
Tasks of the Senate
As in the upper houses of other states and territories as well as in the US Senate , the Vermont Senate has special tasks compared to the House of Representatives that go beyond legislation. It is the responsibility of the Senate to confirm or reject nominations by the governor in his cabinet, other executive offices, commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
The President of the Senate is the acting Vice-Governor . He only takes part in votes in order to bring about a decision in the event of a stalemate. In the absence of the Vice-Governor, the respective President presides over the plenary sessions pro tempore . This is elected by the majority parliamentary group in the Senate and later confirmed by the Chamber. The current lieutenant governor and Senate president is the Republican Phil Scott , and President pro tempore the Democrat John F. Campbell from the electoral district of Windsor.
The majority leader of the Democrats was William Carris , electoral district Rutland; Opposition leader ( minority leader ) is the Republican William T. Doyle from the electoral district of Washington.
Composition of the Chamber
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 20th | |
| Republican Party | 8th | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | 2 | |
| total | 30th | |
| majority | 12 | |
Web links
- Vermont General Assembly (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Senate from Vermont (English)
Individual references footnotes
- ↑ The Senators of the Progressive Party form a coalition with the Democrats.
First the lower house and then the upper house is linked in the brackets.
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