Wyoming Senate
The Wyoming Senate ( Wyoming State Senate ) is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature , the Legislature of the State of Wyoming .
The Chamber of Parliament is composed of 30 senators, each representing an electoral district with an average of 17,000 inhabitants. The senators are each elected for a four-year term; Limitations on terms of office have not existed since 2004: After 77 percent of voters in a direct democratic referendum in 1992 initially spoke out in favor of limiting terms of office, such term restrictions were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, whereby the The three-term (twelve-year) term of office of senators, which was in effect for over two decades, was lifted.
The Senate Boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the Wyoming State Capitol in the capital Cheyenne .
Tasks of the Senate
As in the upper houses of other states and territories, as well as in the US Senate , the Wyoming 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
Along with Arizona , Maine and Oregon, Wyoming is one of four US states that have abolished the office of lieutenant governor . In the upper houses of most of the other US states, the lieutenant governor is also president of this chamber. Instead, the independent office of Senate President was created in Wyoming.
composition
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 26th | |
| Democratic Party | 4th | |
| total | 30th | |
| majority | 22nd | |
Important members of the Senate
| position | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Senate President | Jim Anderson | republican |
| Vice President | Phil Nicholas | republican |
| Majority leader ( Majority Leader ) | Tony Ross | republican |
| Opposition Leader ( Minority Leader ) | John Hastert | democrat |
Web links
- Wyoming Senate (English)
- Map of Senate districts (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Wyoming Senate (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wyoming lawmaker pushes for another vote on term limits. May 4, 2004, accessed September 29, 2019 .
- ↑ CATHCART v. MEYER. May 4, 2004, accessed September 29, 2019 .
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