Arkansas Senate

Arkansas Senate
Arkansas Senate
94th Arkansas General Assembly
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Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	Members first elected on or before November 3, 2020: 16 years (consecutive or non-consecutive, both houses), eligible to run again 4 years after their last term ends. Members first elected after November 3, 2020: 12 years (consecutive, both houses), eligible to run again 4 years after their last term ends.
History
Founded	January 30, 1836
Preceded by	Arkansas Council (Territorial)
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
President	Leslie Rutledge (R) ; since January 10, 2023
President pro tempore	Bart Hester (R) ; since January 9, 2023
Majority Leader	Blake Johnson (R) ; since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader	Greg Leding (D) ; since January 9, 2023
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Majority Republican (29); Minority Democratic (6);
Length of term	4 years normally.; Possibility of 2 years in years ending in 2.
Authority	Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution
Salary	$39,399.84/year + per diem
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	November 8, 2022; (17 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (18 seats)
Redistricting	Arkansas Board of Apportionment
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; Arkansas State Capitol; Little Rock, Arkansas
Website
	Arkansas Senate

The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the current term, the Senate contains twenty-nine Republicans and six Democrats.