Connecticut State Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms; four-year terms are more common.
Connecticut State Senate | |
|---|---|
| Connecticut General Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | Upper house |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 4, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
President | Susan Bysiewicz (D) since January 9, 2019 |
President pro tempore | Martin Looney (D) since January 7, 2015 |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | Stephen Harding (R) since February 16, 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article III, Section 1, Connecticut Constitution |
| Salary | $40,000/year |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (36 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (36 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| State Senate Chamber Connecticut State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Website | |
| Official Senate Page | |
As in other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state's executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. Unlike a majority of U.S. state legislatures, both the Connecticut House of Representatives and the State Senate vote on the composition to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
The Senate meets within the State Capitol in Hartford.