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| [[Democratic Union Party (Pherigo)|DUP]] | | [[Democratic Union Party (Pherigo)|DUP]] | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
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| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Liberal Party (Pherigo)|Liberal]] | | [[Liberal Party (Pherigo)|Liberal]] | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Liberal | | Liberal | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| DUP | | DUP | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Liberal | | Liberal | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Conservative Party (Pherigo)|Conservative]] | | [[Conservative Party (Pherigo)|Conservative]] | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Helena, Mentone|Helena]] | | [[Helena, Mentone|Helena]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Carmen, Mentone|Carmen]] | | [[Carmen, Mentone|Carmen]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Mentone City]] | | [[Mentone City]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Anthony, Mentone|Anthony]] | | [[Anthony, Mentone|Anthony]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | | [[Shelby County, Mentone|Shelby]] (part) | ||
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| [[Kinsley, Mentone|Kinsley]] | | [[Kinsley, Mentone|Kinsley]] | ||
| | | 2006 | ||
| [[Franklin County, Mentone|Franklin]] (part) | | [[Franklin County, Mentone|Franklin]] (part) | ||
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| [[Dublin, Mentone|Dublin]] | | [[Dublin, Mentone|Dublin]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Young County, Mentone|Young]] | | [[Young County, Mentone|Young]] | ||
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| [[Dublin, Mentone|Dublin]] | | [[Dublin, Mentone|Dublin]] | ||
| | | 1998 | ||
| [[Roberts County, Mentone|Roberts]] (part) | | [[Roberts County, Mentone|Roberts]] (part) | ||
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| [[Bowie, Mentone|Bowie]] | | [[Bowie, Mentone|Bowie]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Roberts County, Mentone|Roberts]] (part) | | [[Roberts County, Mentone|Roberts]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Hays, Mentone|Hays]] | | [[Hays, Mentone|Hays]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Brooks County, Mentone|Brooks]], [[Sutton County, Mentone|Sutton]], [[Franklin County, Mentone|Franklin]] (part) | | [[Brooks County, Mentone|Brooks]], [[Sutton County, Mentone|Sutton]], [[Franklin County, Mentone|Franklin]] (part) | ||
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| [[Trenton, Mentone|Trenton]] | | [[Trenton, Mentone|Trenton]] | ||
| | | 2022 | ||
| [[Hamilton County, Mentone|Hamilton]], [[Travis County, Mentone|Travis]] (part) | | [[Hamilton County, Mentone|Hamilton]], [[Travis County, Mentone|Travis]] (part) | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[McCord, Mentone|McCord]] | | [[McCord, Mentone|McCord]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Webb County, Mentone|Webb]], [[Travis County, Mentone|Travis]] (part) | | [[Webb County, Mentone|Webb]], [[Travis County, Mentone|Travis]] (part) | ||
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| [[Buffalo, Mentone|Buffalo]] | | [[Buffalo, Mentone|Buffalo]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Collin County, Mentone|Collin]], [[Morris County, Mentone|Morris]] (part) | | [[Collin County, Mentone|Collin]], [[Morris County, Mentone|Morris]] (part) | ||
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| [[Fairmont, Mentone|Fairmont]] | | [[Fairmont, Mentone|Fairmont]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Parker, Mentone|Parker]], [[Morris County, Mentone|Morris]] (part) | | [[Parker, Mentone|Parker]], [[Morris County, Mentone|Morris]] (part) | ||
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| [[Columbus, Mentone|Columbus]] | | [[Columbus, Mentone|Columbus]] | ||
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| [[Chambers County, Mentone|Chambers]], [[Hill County, Mentone|Hill]] | | [[Chambers County, Mentone|Chambers]], [[Hill County, Mentone|Hill]] | ||
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| [[Langley, Mentone|Langley]] | | [[Langley, Mentone|Langley]] | ||
| | | 2002 | ||
| [[Falls County, Mentone|Falls]] | | [[Falls County, Mentone|Falls]] | ||
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| Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| [[Bellville, Mentone|Bellville]] | | [[Bellville, Mentone|Bellville]] | ||
| | | 2014 | ||
| [[Anderson County, Mentone|Anderson]], [[Bell County, Mentone|Bell]], [[Love County, Mentone|Love]] | | [[Anderson County, Mentone|Anderson]], [[Bell County, Mentone|Bell]], [[Love County, Mentone|Love]] | ||
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| [[Seward, Mentone|Seward]] | | [[Seward, Mentone|Seward]] | ||
| | | 2018 | ||
| [[Jasper County, Mentone|Jasper]], [[Liberty County, Mentone|Liberty]] | | [[Jasper County, Mentone|Jasper]], [[Liberty County, Mentone|Liberty]] | ||
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| [[Tipton, Mentone|Tipton]] | | [[Tipton, Mentone|Tipton]] | ||
| | | 2010 | ||
| [[Delta County, Mentone|Delta]] | | [[Delta County, Mentone|Delta]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 2 August 2023
Mentone Senate | |
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File:Seal of State Senate of Mentone.png | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 10, 2023 |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Majority Whip | |
Opposition Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 28 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority |
Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Mentone Constitution |
Salary | $105,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2026 |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Mentone State Capitol Mentone City |
The Mentone Senate is the unicameral state legislature of Mentone.
There are 28 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the state, with populations of approximately 12,400 per constituency, based on the 2020 Census. Elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
There are no term limits. Terms are four years in length. The Senate meets at the Mentone State Capitol in Mentone City. The Conservatives currently control the chamber, which is made up of 20 Conservatives and 5 Democratic Unionists, and 3 Liberals.
Leadership
The Leuitenant Governor of Mentone serves in the largely cermonial role of President of the Senate, but their only real power is being able to cast tie breaking votes. From their own membership, the majority party elects a majority leader, and the minority coalition elects an opposition leader.
Committee structure
The following represents the Senate committee structure (numbers in parentheses are the number of committee members, as appointed by the Majority Leader).
- Administration (5)
- Business and Commerce (5)
- Criminal Justice (5)
- Education (5)
- Finance (5)
- Health & Human Services (5)
- Jurisprudence (5)
- Local Government (5)
- Natural Resources and Economic Development (5)
- Nominations (5)
- Transportation (5)
- Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (5)
Current composition
District | Senator | Party | Residence | First elected |
Counties represented | |
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1 | Danielle Waterman | DUP | Mentone City | 2014 | Shelby (part) | |
2 | Dwight Jennings | Liberal | Mentone City | 2018 | Shelby (part) | |
3 | Ray Rimmer | Liberal | Mentone City | 2022 | Shelby (part) | |
4 | Delphia Stacey | DUP | Mentone City | 2010 | Shelby (part) | |
5 | Kory Rakes | Liberal | Mentone City | 2022 | Shelby (part) | |
6 | Logan Jack | DUP | Mentone City | 2010 | Shelby (part) | |
7 | Suzanne Howard | Conservative | Mentone City | 2022 | Shelby (part) | |
8 | Major Stacks | Conservative | Mentone City | 2018 | Shelby (part) | |
9 | Atonette Leighton | Conservative | Mentone City | 2014 | Shelby (part) | |
10 | Tel Michaels | DUP | Helena | 2010 | Shelby (part) | |
11 | Nelly Brook | Conservative | Mentone City | 2014 | Shelby (part) | |
12 | Laraine CLay | Conservative | Carmen | 2014 | Shelby (part) | |
13 | Lorrie Rains | Conservative | Mentone City | 2018 | Shelby (part) | |
14 | Forest Sheppard | Conservative | Anthony | 2010 | Shelby (part) | |
15 | Ricky Penner | Conservative | Kinsley | 2006 | Franklin (part) | |
16 | Sharla Royceston | Conservative | Dublin | 2014 | Young | |
17 | Zak Sumner | Conservative | Dublin | 1998 | Roberts (part) | |
18 | Coby Byrd | Conservative | Bowie | 2018 | Roberts (part) | |
19 | Gail Law | Conservative | Hays | 2014 | Brooks, Sutton, Franklin (part) | |
20 | Leopold Hawking | Conservative | Trenton | 2022 | Hamilton, Travis (part) | |
21 | Terence Roderick | Conservative | McCord | 2018 | Webb, Travis (part) | |
22 | Leanna Andrew | DUP | Buffalo | 2010 | Collin, Morris (part) | |
23 | Faith Huddleson | Conservative | Fairmont | 2018 | Parker, Morris (part) | |
24 | Sissy Easton | Conservative | Columbus | 2014 | Chambers, Hill | |
25 | Ricky Thorn | Conservative | Langley | 2002 | Falls | |
26 | Lizzy Warner | Conservative | Bellville | 2014 | Anderson, Bell, Love | |
27 | Joel Combs | Conservative | Seward | 2018 | Jasper, Liberty | |
28 | Anne Ryder | Conservative | Tipton | 2010 | Delta |