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The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature. It includes 40 state senators each representing one of 40 districts; each of the districts has a population of at least 60,000 residents. Kansas state senators serve four-year terms and have no term limits to encourage turnover.

The 2009 legislative session has 31 Republican members and 9 Democrat members.

Make-up of the senate

Affiliation Members
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 31
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 9
 Total
40
 Margin of majority
22

List of current members

State Capitol in Topeka where the State Senate meets
District Representative Party Residence
1 Dennis Pyle Image:Reddot.png Republican Hiawatha
2 Marci Francisco Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Lawrence
3 Tom Holland Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Lawrence
4 David Haley Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Kansas City
5 Kelly Kultala Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Kansas City
6 Chris Steineger Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Kansas City
7 David Wysong Image:Reddot.png Republican Mission Hills
8 Tim Owens Image:Reddot.png Republican Overland Park
9 Julia Lynn Image:Reddot.png Republican Olathe
10 Mary Pilcher-Cook Image:Reddot.png Republican Shawnee
11 John Vratil Image:Reddot.png Republican Leawood
12 Pat Apple Image:Reddot.png Republican Louisburg
13 Bob Marshall Image:Reddot.png Republican Frontenac
14 Dwayne Umbarger Image:Reddot.png Republican Thayer
15 Derek Schmidt Image:Reddot.png Republican Independence
16 Ty Masterson Image:Reddot.png Republican Augusta
17 Jim Barnett Image:Reddot.png Republican Emporia
18 Laura Kelly Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Topeka
19 Anthony Hensley Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Topeka
20 Vicki Schmidt Image:Reddot.png Republican Topeka
21 Mark Taddiken Image:Reddot.png Republican Clifton
22 Roger Reitz Image:Reddot.png Republican Manhattan
23 Karin Brownlee Image:Reddot.png Republican Olathe
24 Pete Brungardt Image:Reddot.png Republican Salina
25 Jean Schodorf Image:Reddot.png Republican Wichita
26 Dick Kelsey Image:Reddot.png Republican Haysville
27 Leslie "Les" Donovan Image:Reddot.png Republican Wichita
28 Mike Petersen Image:Reddot.png Republican Wichita
29 Oletha Faust-Goudeau Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Wichita
30 Susan Wagle Image:Reddot.png Republican Wichita
31 Carolyn McGinn Image:Reddot.png Republican Sedgwick
32 Steve Abrams Image:Reddot.png Republican Winfield
33 Ruth Teichman Image:Reddot.png Republican Stafford
34 Terry Bruce Image:Reddot.png Republican Hutchinson
35 Jay Emler Image:Reddot.png Republican Lindsborg
36 Janis Lee Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Kensington
37 Jeff Colyer Image:Reddot.png Republican Overland Park
38 Tim Huelskamp Image:Reddot.png Republican Fowler
39 Stephen Morris Image:Reddot.png Republican Hugoton
40 Ralph Ostmeyer Image:Reddot.png Republican Grinnell

Standing Senate Committees

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