Arizona Senate

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Arizona Senate
56th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
President	Warren Petersen (R) since January 9, 2023
President pro tempore	T. J. Shope (R) since January 9, 2023
Majority Leader	Sonny Borrelli (R) since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader	Mitzi Epstein (D) since March 2, 2023
Structure
Seats	30 senators
Political groups	Majority   Republican (16) Minority   Democratic (14)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Arizona Constitution
Salary	$24,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (30 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (30 seats)
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
Arizona State Senate
Rules
Senate Rules

The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to a maximum four consecutive terms (eight years) before requiring a one-term respite prior to running again. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate. There are currently 16 women serving in the Senate after Raquel Terán was appointed, making it the first time a majority of the body was composed of female members.

As with the Arizona House of Representatives, members to the Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as House members; however, one senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. This districting system is similar to those of the Idaho and Washington State Senate. In political science, this type of legislative district is called a multi-member district.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal United States Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

The Senate convenes in the adjacent legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.