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Senate Members by Seniority Senate Seniority Ranking 112th General Assembly Current as of 5/25/2021 Number of Number of Total General General General Number of Senate Leadership Roles Senator Assemblies Assemblies Assemblies General (and other notes) Served in Senate in House Assemblies Senate: 95 – 112 Republican Caucus Chair (104th) Randy McNally (R) 18 4 22 House: 91 – 94 Speaker of the Senate (110-112th ) Rusty Crowe (R) Senate: 97 – 112 16 -- 16 Steve Southerland (R) Senate: 103 – 112 10 -- 10 Jack Johnson (R) Senate: 105 – 112 8 -- 8 Republican Majority Leader (111-112th) Senate: 105 – 112 Bo Watson (R) 8 1 9 Speaker Pro Tempore (108 – 109th) House: 104 Ken Yager (R) Senate: 106 -- 112 7 _ 7 Republican Caucus Chair (111-112th) *Served first year of the 106th General Senate: 106 -- 112 Assembly in the House. Second year of the Brian Kelsey (R) 7 2 9 House: 104 – 105 106th was served in the Senate after a special election in Dec. 2009. Senate: 107 – 112 Mike Bell (R) 6 2 8 House: 105 – 106 *Elected November 2011 by special Becky Massey (R) Senate: 107 – 112 6 -- 6 election – served the last year of the 107th General Assembly. Number of Number of Total General General General Number of Senate Leadership Roles Senator Assemblies Assemblies Assemblies General (and other notes) Served in Senate in House Assemblies Speaker Pro Tempore (110-112th ) *Appointed November 2010 & served Ferrell Haile (R) Senate: 107 – 112 6 -- 6 till Special election in March of 2011 *Elected November 2012 Janice Bowling (R) Senate: 108 – 112 5 -- 5 Todd Gardenhire (R) Senate: 108 – 112 5 -- 5 Senate: 108 – 112 Joey Hensley (R) 5 5 10 House: 103 - 107 Senate: 108 – 112 Frank S. Niceley (R) House: 96-97, 104 - 5 6 11 107 John Stevens (R) Senate: 108 – 112 5 -- 5 Senate: 107, 109 - *Elected in March of 2011 (3/9/11- Kerry Roberts (R) 5 _ 5 112 11/6/12; 109th – present) *Appointed to House in 2014 – served Senate: 109 - 112 Paul Bailey (R) 4 1 5 only 1 year of the 108th General House: 108 Assembly in the House. Richard Briggs (R) Senate: 109 – 112 4 _ 4 Ed Jackson (R) Senate: 109 – 112 4 _ 4 Sara Kyle (D) Senate: 109 – 112 4 _ 4 Number of Number of Total General General General Number of Senate Leadership Roles Senator Assemblies Assemblies Assemblies General (and other notes) Served in Senate in House Assemblies Democratic Caucus Chairman (109 – Jeff Yarbro (D) Senate: 109 – 112 4 _ 4 110th) Democratic Minority Leader (111-112th) Senate: 110 - 112 Jon Lundberg (R) 3 5 8 House: 105 - 109 th Senate: 110 - 112 *Served first year of the 110 General Assembly in the House. Second year of the Art Swann (R) House: 93 – 94, 3 6 9 110th was served in the Senate after being 107 - 110 appointed in Nov. 2018. *Served first year of the 110th General Senate: 110 - 112 Assembly in the House. Second year of the Mark Pody (R) 3 4 7 House: 107 - 110 110th was served in the Senate after a special election in Dec. 2017. *Served first year of the 110th General Assembly in the Senate, starting on March Shane Reeves (R) Senate: 110 - 112 3 - 3 15, 2018 after a special election in Mar. 2018 Senate: 111 - 112 Raumesh Akbari (D) 2 3 5 Democratic Caucus Chair (111-112th) House: 108-110 Senate: 111 - 112 Brenda Gilmore (D) 2 6 8 House: 105-110 Katrina Robinson Senate: 111 – 112 2 - 2 (D) Senate: 111-112 Dawn White (D) 2 3 5 House: 108 - 110 *Elected during first year of 111th Paul Rose (R) Senate: 111 - 112 2 - 2 General Assembly; elected March 12, 2019; assumed office March 14, 2019 *Elected during first year of 111th Bill Powers (R) Senate: 111 - 112 2 - 2 General Assembly; elected April 23, 2019; assumed office April 25 of 2019 Number of Number of Total General General General Number of Senate Leadership Roles Senator Assemblies Assemblies Assemblies General (and other notes) Served in Senate in House Assemblies Heidi Campbell (D) Senate: 112 1 - 1 Senate: 112 Page Walley (R) 1 5 6 House: 97-101 *Leadership Role Information was not found for 87th-90th General Assemblies General Assemblies 112th - 2021-2022 100th - 1997-1998 88th - 1973-1974 111th - 2019-2020 99th - 1995-1996 87th - 1971-1972 110th - 2017-2018 98th - 1993-1994 86th - 1969-1970 109th - 2015-2016 97th - 1991-1992 85th - 1967-1968 108th - 2013-2014 96th - 1989-1990 84th - 1965-1966 107th - 2011-2012 95th - 1987-1988 83rd - 1963-1964 106th - 2009-2010 94th - 1985-1986 82nd - 1961-1962 105th - 2007-2008 93rd - 1983-1984 81st - 1959-1960 104th - 2005-2006 92nd - 1981-1982 80th - 1957-1958 103rd - 2003-2004 91st - 1979-1980 79th - 1955-1956 102nd - 2001-2002 90th - 1977-1978 101st - 1999-2000 89th - 1975-1976 .
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