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The 'Mississippi Senate' is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate is composed of 52 Senators representing an equal amount of constituent districts, with 54,704 people per district (2000 figures). Senators serve four-year terms with no term limits.
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
The Senate convenes in the State Capitol in Jackson.
According to the current Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Senate is to be composed of no more than 52 members elected for four-year terms. Elections to the Senate are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November during the state general elections.
The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a legislative vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. Unlike other upper houses in state legislatures, the President Pro Tempore's power is limited. The Lieutenant Governor has the sole ability to appoint the chairmanships or vice chairmanships of various Senate committees, regardless of party size. The other Senate majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The President of the Senate is Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck. The President Pro Tempore is Republican Travis Lane Little of the 4th District.
The composition of the Senate was evenly divided – 26 Democrats and 26 Republicans. This was due to the party switch of Senator James Shannon Walley of Leakesville. Walley was elected as a Democrat in 2003 to represent District 43, which includes George, Greene, Stone, and Wayne counties, then announced he was switching parties and won re-election as a Republican. Because the Lieutenant Governor, Amy Tuck, is a Republican (and also a previous party switcher), this gave Republicans control of the Senate for the first time since Reconstruction and a defacto majority only when voting is strictly tied.
The current composition of the Senate is – 25 Democrats and 27 Republicans. This is due to the party switch of Senator Tommy Gollott of Biloxi. This gives the Republicans the outright majority in the state senate.
★ Mississippi State Capitol
★ Mississippi Legislature
★ Mississippi House of Representatives
★ Mississippi Senate
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
The Senate convenes in the State Capitol in Jackson.
| Contents |
| Senate defined by law |
| Leadership of the Senate |
| Current composition |
| Members of the Mississippi Senate |
| See also |
| External links |
Senate defined by law
According to the current Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Senate is to be composed of no more than 52 members elected for four-year terms. Elections to the Senate are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November during the state general elections.
Leadership of the Senate
The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a legislative vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. Unlike other upper houses in state legislatures, the President Pro Tempore's power is limited. The Lieutenant Governor has the sole ability to appoint the chairmanships or vice chairmanships of various Senate committees, regardless of party size. The other Senate majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The President of the Senate is Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck. The President Pro Tempore is Republican Travis Lane Little of the 4th District.
Current composition
| 'Affiliation' | 'Members' | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Democratic Party | 25 | |
| 'Total' | '52' | |
| 'Majority' | '2' | |
The composition of the Senate was evenly divided – 26 Democrats and 26 Republicans. This was due to the party switch of Senator James Shannon Walley of Leakesville. Walley was elected as a Democrat in 2003 to represent District 43, which includes George, Greene, Stone, and Wayne counties, then announced he was switching parties and won re-election as a Republican. Because the Lieutenant Governor, Amy Tuck, is a Republican (and also a previous party switcher), this gave Republicans control of the Senate for the first time since Reconstruction and a defacto majority only when voting is strictly tied.
The current composition of the Senate is – 25 Democrats and 27 Republicans. This is due to the party switch of Senator Tommy Gollott of Biloxi. This gives the Republicans the outright majority in the state senate.
Members of the Mississippi Senate
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug E. Davis | R |
| 2nd | Ralph H. Doxey | R |
| 3rd | Nickey Browning | D |
| 4th | Travis Little | R |
| 5th | J. P. Wilemon | D |
| 6th | Alan Nunnelee | R |
| 7th | Hob Bryan | D |
| 8th | Carl Jackson Gordon, Jr. | D |
| 9th | Gray Tollison | D |
| 10th | H. Nolan Mettetal | D |
| 11th | Robert L. Jackson | D |
| 12th | Johnnie E. Walls, Jr. | D |
| 13th | Willie Lee Simmons | D |
| 14th | Lydia Chassaniol | R |
| 15th | Gary Jackson | R |
| 16th | Bennie L. Turner | D |
| 17th | Terry W. Brown | R |
| 18th | Gloria Chisholm Williamson | D |
| 19th | Merle Flowers | R |
| 20th | Charles Edwin Ross | R |
| 21st | Joseph C. Thomas | D |
| 22nd | Eugene S. Clarke | R |
| 23rd | Michael Jackson Chaney | R |
| 24th | David Lee Jordan | D |
| 25th | J. Walter Michel | R |
| 26th | John A. Horhn | D |
| 27th | Hillman Terome Frazier | D |
| 28th | Alice Varnado Harden | D |
| 29th | Richard G. White | R |
| 30th | Dean Kirby | R |
| 31st | Terry Clark Burton | R |
| 32nd | Sampson Jackson II | D |
| 33rd | Fredie Videt Carmichael | R |
| 34th | Billy Howard Thames | D |
| 35th | Perry Lee | R |
| 36th | Lynn Irvin Posey | D |
| 37th | Bob M. Dearing | D |
| 38th | Kelvin Butler | D |
| 39th | Cindy Hyde-Smith | D |
| 40th | Sidney Albritton | R |
| 41st | Joey Fillingane | R |
| 42nd | Stacey E. Pickering | R |
| 43rd | James "Shannon" Walley | R |
| 44th | Thomas E. King, Jr. | R |
| 45th | J. Ed Morgan | R |
| 46th | Scottie Revette Cuevas | D |
| 47th | Ezell Lee | D |
| 48th | Deborah Dawkins | D |
| 49th | William Gardner Hewes, III | R |
| 50th | Thomas Arlin Gollot | R |
| 51st | Thomas Edward Robertson | R |
| 52nd | Tommy O. Moffatt | R |
See also
★ Mississippi State Capitol
★ Mississippi Legislature
★ Mississippi House of Representatives
External links
★ Mississippi Senate
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