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caucus chair caucus
Minority
. EC . . EC EC AL EC AL EC . . . . . EC AL EC . EC ...... (p) EC . . EC ...... MI EC AL (v) EC EC . EC . EC . . . EC . EC (z) EC (aa)
Minority
. EC EC EC EC EC AL EC AL EC ...... AL (h) EC EC EC . (m) EC . EC . EC EC . EC AL MI EC AL (v) EC . ES EC AL . EC ...... EC EC (aa) floor leader floor
minority minority
...... AL ......
Assistant (h) ...... (l) ...... EC ...... EC . MI . . . . . AL (v) ...... EC (z) EC (aa)
floor leader floor
Minority
...... AL . . . EC ...... EC ...... EC . (l) (o) . . . EC EC (l) . EC . MI EC (t) AL (v) ...... EC ...... EC (aa) leader
minority minority
. . EC . . EC AL . EC ...... EC AL
Assistant Assistant . . . EC EC . . EC ...... EC ...... MI . . . . . AL (v) . EC ES EC AL . EC ...... EC
leader
Minority Minority (b) EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC . . EC EC (o) EC EC ...... EC . . EC EC (t) EC (v) EC EC ES (x) EC EC EC EC EC . EC EC
caucus chair caucus
Majority Majority . EC . . EC EC . . EC EC (f) EC AP EC . EC EC ...... (p) . . EC ...... EC AT (v) AT EC EC . . . . . EC ...... EC (aa)
whip
Majority Majority . EC EC EC EC EC EC . EC EC . AP AT EC EC EC . (k) AP . AL . EC EC . EC . EC AT EC . ES EC AL . EC ...... EC EC (aa) floor leader floor
majority majority
...... AT
Assistant ...... (j) (n) . . . EC ...... EC ...... EC . EC (z) EC (aa)
floor leader floor
Majority Majority ...... EC ...... AT ...... EC . (j) (n) . . . EC EC (j) . EC . EC (t) AT (v) AT . . ES . . . . EC ...... EC (aa) leader
majority majority
. . . . . EC . AL ...... EC AP . . . . .
Assistant Assistant EC EC . . EC AP (n) AP EC ...... AT (v) AT . EC . EC AL . EC ...... EC
leader
Majority Majority (b) EC EC EC EC EC AP EC EC AP EC EC EC AP . . . . . EC EC . . EC AP (n) AP EC EC ...... EC . . AP MA MI EC (t) (v) EC EC . EC EC EC EC EC EC EC . EC EC
pro tem pro
President President ES . AP ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES (e) ES AP ES ES ES (e) ES ES ES ES . ES ES ES ES ES ES (r) ES AP ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES AP ES AL (z) ES
President (a) ES ES (a) (a) ES (a) (a) EC/ES (a) ES (a) ES (a) ES ES ES ES ES ES EC (a) ES (a) (a) ES (a) (a) ES ES (a) (a) (a) (a) ES (x) (a) ES ES ES (a) (a) ES (a) ES (a)
...... jurisdiction ...... State or other See footnotes at end of table. Table 3.6 Table LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: METHODS OF SELECTION SENATE Alabama (b) ...... Alaska ...... Arizona ...... Arkansas ...... California ...... Colorado ...... Connecticut (c) ...... Delaware Florida (mm) ...... Georgia ...... Hawaii Idaho ...... Illinois ...... Indiana ...... Iowa Kansas ...... Kentucky (i) ...... Kentucky Louisiana ...... Maine (ll) Maryland ...... Massachusetts ...... Michigan (q) ...... Minnesota ...... Mississippi ...... Missouri (d) ...... Montana ...... Nebraska (U)(g) ...... Nevada (s) ...... Nevada ...... Hampshire New ...... Jersey New ...... Mexico New New York (u) ...... York New North Carolina ...... North Dakota Ohio (w)(x) ...... Oklahoma ...... Oregon ...... Pennsylvania Rhode Island (y) ...... South Carolina ...... South Dakota ...... Tennessee ...... Texas Utah ...... Vermont
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caucus chair caucus
Minority
EC EC . EC EC ...... (p) ES
whip
Minority
. . . . . AL . . . . . EC ...... floor leader floor
minority
...... Assistant
floor leader floor
Minority
EC ...... EC . . . EC (jj) . leader
minority
...... EC ...... Assistant
leader
Minority Minority EC EC EC . . . EC EC EC (p) ES
caucus chair caucus
Majority Majority EC . EC . . . . (kk) ES
whip
Majority Majority . . . AP ...... (k) Same position as assistant majority leader. (l) Same position as minority leader. (m) Same position as assistant minority leader. deputy majority leader is official title and (n) Majority leader also serves as majority floor leader; (o) Minority leader also serves as the minority floor leader. president and minority In Puerto Rico, (p) President and minority floor leader are also caucus chairs. assistant president pro tempore (q) Senate Rule 1.104 provides that the president pro tempore (ES), In Guam the Speaker is elected on Floor by majority and minority (r) Official title is speaker. (s) Co-whips elected for 2015 session. minority floor leader. also serves as Minority leader majority floor leader. also serves as (t) Majority leader on leader majority Assistant tem, pro president Vice tem: pro president by appointed Majority, (u) Assistant majority leader is called deputy (v) President pro tem is also majority leader. selections generally have the entire membership actually votes on election of leaders, While (w) minority leader also acts as (x) In Ohio president acts as majority leader and caucus chair;
serves as assistant majority floor leader. There is also an assistant deputy majority leader, a majority majority a leader, majority deputy assistant an also is There leader. floor majority assistant as serves and two assistant majority whips. deputy majority whip, whip, majority leader and minority leader. In Oregon, leader. and the associate president pro tempore (ES) are elected by a majority of Senate. (ES), members on Inauguration Day. Deputy majority leader Assistant Senate majority whip, Deputy majority whip, conference operations, Assistant democratic conference leader for con - appointed by minority leader: Minority, et al. for policy, Assistant Deputy democratic conference whip, chair of democratic conference, Vice ference operations, et al. democratic conference whip, Majority caucus Majority floor leader is called assistant majority for operations. for operations. and Minority leader is called democratic conference leader, chair called Senate majority caucus chair. voting usually falls along two minority conferences); independent democratic conference leader (i.e. and deputy Assistant minority leader is called deputy democratic conference leader, conference lines. Minority floor leader is called assistant democratic independent democratic conference leader. Assistant minority floor leader is called deputy democratic conference leader. for floor operations. and independent democratic conference whip. Minority whip is called democratic conference whip, Minority caucus chair is called of demoncratic conference. been made by the members of each party prior to date this formal election. the fourth ranking minority leadership position is assistant whip (ES). caucus chair; floor leader floor
majority
...... Assistant
floor leader floor
Majority Majority EC (bb) ...... EC . . ES (ii) EC (jj) . leader
majority
...... EC ...... Assistant
leader
Majority Majority EC (bb) EC AP EC ...... EC . (hh) EC ES
pro tem pro
President President ES ES AP EC ES (e) (ff) ES ES (e) ES . EC .
President (a) (a) ES ES (dd) ES (ee) ES ES (r) ES ES (hh) ES (p) ES
...... The Council of State Governments’ survey, November 2015 and state websites 2016. Council of State Governments’ survey, The jurisdiction In some states, the leadership positions in the Senate are not empowered by the law or by the the leadership positions in Senate are not empowered by law or In some states, State or other Source: Note: Key: ES — Elected or confirmed by all members of the Senate. EC — Elected by party caucus. Appointed by president. AP — Appointed by president pro tempore. — AT Appointed by party leader. AL — MA— Elected by majority party. MI—Elected by minority party. (U) — Unicameral legislative body. does not exist or is selected on a regular basis. — Position . . . (a) Lieutenant governor is president of the Senate by virtue office. Minority leader elected by members (b) Majority leader elected by the members of majority party. chief deputy president pro tem (AT), (c) Other position titles and methods of selection are as follows: Additional positions of minority caucus secretary (EC) and majority (EC). (d) vice speaker. In Guam, (e) Official title is vice president. (f) Official title is majority caucus leader. vice Committee chair, Senate Finance Additional positions appointed by the majority leader: (g) Appointed by minority leader. (h) sergeant-at- clerk; enrolling clerk; assistant clerk; chief elects membership the chamber, each In (i) (j) Same position as majority leader. SENATE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: METHODS OF SELECTION—Continued SENATE ...... Virginia deputy president pro tempore—appointed by Additional leadership positions: of the minority party. Assignments. Assignments and Dean of Senate—appointed by Committee on Committee on Senate minority leader pro tem (AL), assistant president pro tem (AT), deputy president pro tem (AT), chief deputy minority leader (AL). deputy Senate minority leader pro tem (AL), Majority Steering Committee Majority Program Development Committee Chair, president pro tem, Additional positions appointed various deputies and assistants. two assistant majority leaders, chair, chair, Committee Policy Minority ranking member, Committee Finance Senate the minority leader: by various deputies and assistants. three additional minority leaders, Minority Program Development chair, and pages. cloakroom keeper; janitor; doorkeeper; arms; rules of the chamber, but rather by the party members themselves. Entry following slash indicates number Entry following slash indicates number but rather by the party members themselves. rules of the chamber, of individuals holding specified position. Washington (cc) ...... Washington ...... Virginia West ...... Wisconsin ...... Wyoming Dist. of Columbia (U) ...... Dist. American Samoa ...... Guam (U)(gg) ...... No. Mariana Islands ...... No. Puerto Rico ...... U.S. Virgin Islands (U) . Virgin U.S.
62 The Book of the States 2016 STATE LEGISLATURES (ee) Chair of the Council, which is an elected position. (ee) Chair of the Council, official title is chair pro tem. Appointed by the chair; (ff) elected by majority caucus and Senior Senator, Parliamentarian, Additional positions include: (gg) (hh) Speaker also serves as majority leader. (ii) Official title is floor leader. (jj) Official title is alternate floor leader. (kk) Official title is caucus chair. both elected by the Senate membership. Assistant Secretary of the Senate, (ll) Secretary of the Senate and president pro tempore and majority leader are party caucus All positions other than president, (mm) elected by majority caucus. designations. (y) Additional positions include deputy president pro tempore. (y) title for Official SR1-3-103. party leader via Legislative Rules, tem appointed by President pro (z) Assistant majority (aa) Majority leader serves as majority floor and caucus chair. (bb) Majority party and Minority in Senate elects caucus officers. Senate also has the leadership position of vice-president pro tem. Washington (cc) (dd) Caucus nominee elected by whole membership. SENATE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS: METHODS OF SELECTION—Continued SENATE known is leader floor minority assistant the whip; majority assistant the as known is leader floor majority as the assistant minority whip and caucus chair is known manager. Minority leader serves as minority leader serves as assistant majority floor and whip. Assistant minority leader serves as assistant floor floor leader and minority caucus chair. leader and minority whip.
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