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The Michigan State Senate is the upper house of the Michigan State Legislature. It consists of 38 members who are elected from districts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. The Senate meets at its capitol in Lansing

Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve 4-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Senate and gubernatorial elections are offset by two years from U.S. Presidential elections (e.g., Presidential elections were in 2000 and 2004, gubernatorial and senate elections were in 2002 and 2006). Terms for senators begin on January 1, following the November general election. Senators who have not served more than half of someone else's Senate term are eligible for two full terms (i.e. - eight years).

Party balance

As of the term that began in January of 2009, Republicans hold a majority with 21 seats, and Democrats hold 17 seats in the Michigan Senate.

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 16
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 21
Vacant 1
Total 38


Officers

Position Representative Party
President of the Senate Lt. Governor John D. Cherry Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
President Pro-Tempore Randy Richardville Image:Reddot.png Republican
Majority Leader Mike Bishop Image:Reddot.png Republican
Majority Whip Alan Cropsey Image:Reddot.png Republican
Minority Leader Mike Prusi Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
Minorty Whip Tupac Hunter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat

List of current members

District Representative Party Residence
1 Hansen Clarke Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Detroit
2 Martha G. Scott Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Highland Park
3 Irma Clark-Coleman Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Detroit
4 Samuel Buzz Thomas III Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Detroit
5 Tupac Hunter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Detroit
6 Glenn Anderson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Westland
7 Bruce Patterson Image:Reddot.png Republican Canton
8 Raymond Basham Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Taylor
9 Dennis Olshove Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Warren
11 Alan Sanborn Image:Reddot.png Republican Richmond
12 Mike Bishop Image:Reddot.png Republican Rochester
13 John Pappageorge Image:Reddot.png Republican Troy
15 Nancy Cassis Image:Reddot.png Republican Novi
16 Cameron Brown Image:Reddot.png Republican Fawn River Township
17 Randy Richardville Image:Reddot.png Republican Monroe
18 Liz Brater Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ann Arbor
19 Vacant - -
20 Tom George Image:Reddot.png Republican Kalamazoo
21 Ron Jelinek Image:Reddot.png Republican Three Oaks
22 Valde Garcia Image:Reddot.png Republican Howell
23 Gretchen Whitmer Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Lansing
24 Patricia Birkholz Image:Reddot.png Republican Saugatuck Township
25 Judson Gilbert Image:Reddot.png Republican Algonac
26 Deborah Cherry Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Burton
27 John Gleason Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Flushing
28 Mark Jansen Image:Reddot.png Republican Gaines Township
29 Bill Hardiman Image:Reddot.png Republican Kentwood
30 Wayne Kuipers Image:Reddot.png Republican Holland
31 Jim Barcia Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bay City
32 Roger Kahn Image:Reddot.png Republican Saginaw Township
33 Alan Cropsey Image:Reddot.png Republican DeWitt
34 Gerald VanWoerkom Image:Reddot.png Republican Muskegon
35 Michelle McManus Image:Reddot.png Republican Leland
36 Tony Stamas Image:Reddot.png Republican Midland
37 Jason Allen Image:Reddot.png Republican Traverse City
38 Mike Prusi Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ishpeming

Members eligible for 2010 re-election

District Representative Party Residence
5 Tupac Hunter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Detroit
6 Glenn Anderson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Westland
13 John Pappageorge Image:Reddot.png Republican Troy
17 Randy Richardville Image:Reddot.png Republican Monroe
23 Gretchen Whitmer Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Lansing
27 John Gleason Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Flushing
28 Mark Jansen Image:Reddot.png Republican Gaines Township
32 Roger Kahn Image:Reddot.png Republican Saginaw Township

Standing Senate Committees

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President Pro Tempore: Randy Richardville • Majority Leader: Mike Bishop • Minority Leader: Mike Prusi
Democratic (15) • Republican (22) • Michigan State Senate • Michigan House of Representatives • Italics = not eligible for re-election in 2010
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