Florida Senate

Florida Senate
Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2–3 terms (8 years)[a]
History
Founded	May 26, 1845; 179 years ago (1845-05-26)
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
New session started	November 19, 2024; 8 days ago (2024-11-19)
Leadership
President	Ben Albritton (R) since November 19, 2024
President pro tempore	Jason Brodeur (R) since November 19, 2024
Majority Leader	Jim Boyd (R) since November 19, 2024
Minority Leader	Jason Pizzo (D) since November 19, 2024
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority   Republican (28) Minority   Democratic (12)
Length of term	4 years[a]
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Florida
Salary	$29,697.00/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)[1]
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024 (20 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2026 (20 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Florida Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
Website
The Florida Senate
Constitution
Constitution of Florida
Rules
The Florida Senate Rules
Footnotes
^ a b Every 10 years after redistricting, 20 senators are elected to 2 year terms.

Politics of Florida
Constitution and law United States Constitution Florida Constitution Florida law
Executive Governor: Ron DeSantis (R) Lieutenant Governor: Jeanette Núñez (R) Cabinet Attorney General: Ashley Moody (R) Chief Financial Officer: Jimmy Patronis (R) Commissioner of Agriculture: Wilton Simpson (R) State agencies
Legislature Senate President: Ben Albritton (R) President pro Tempore: Jason Brodeur (R) Majority Leader: Jim Boyd (R) Minority Leader: Jason Pizzo (D) House Speaker: Daniel Perez (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Wyman Duggan (R) Majority Leader: Tyler Sirois (R) Minority Leader: Fentrice Driskell (D)
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Carlos G. Muñiz District courts of appeal Circuit courts
Elections Political parties Democratic Party Republican Party Constitution Party Ecology Party Green Party Independent Party Libertarian Party Party for Socialism and Liberation National minor parties Political party strength
Administrative divisions Counties Municipalities
Congressional delegation U.S. Senate Marco Rubio (R) Rick Scott (R) U.S. House of Representatives 1: vacant 2: Neal Dunn (R) 3: Kat Cammack (R) 4: Aaron Bean (R) 5: John Rutherford (R) 6: Michael Waltz (R) 7: Cory Mills (R) 8: Bill Posey (R) 9: Darren Soto (D) 10: Maxwell Frost (D) 11: Daniel Webster (R) 12: Gus Bilirakis (R) 13: Anna Paulina Luna (R) 14: Kathy Castor (D) 15: Laurel Lee (R) 16: Vern Buchanan (R) 17: Greg Steube (R) 18: Scott Franklin (R) 19: Byron Donalds (R) 20: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) 21: Brian Mast (R) 22: Lois Frankel (D) 23: Jared Moskowitz (D) 24: Frederica Wilson (D) 25: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) 26: Mario Díaz-Balart (R) 27: Maria Elvira Salazar (R) 28: Carlos A. Giménez (R)
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The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted.^[2] The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building.

Following the November 2022 elections, Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 28 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 12 seats.^[3]