The chamber to the Connecticut State Senate within the capitol. The Connecticut State Capitol is located on Bushnell Park in the Connecticut capital of Hartford.

The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The Connecticut General Assembly (or CGA) is the state legislature of the U In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 94,600 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. Term limits to offices in the United States: Historical background Term limits or Rotation in office, dates back to the American The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms; four-year terms are more common.

As in other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state's executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. Unlike a majority of U. S. state legislatures, both the Connecticut House of Representatives and the State Senate vote on the composition to the Connecticut Supreme Court. The Connecticut House of Representatives is the Lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U

The Senate meets within the State Capitol in Hartford. The Connecticut State Capitol is located on Bushnell Park in the Connecticut capital of Hartford.

Leadership of the Senate

The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. The following is a list of Deputy or Lieutenant Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer speaker or chairman of a Senate. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer The Senate majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses. In US politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body In US politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest Caucus in a legislative body

The President of the Senate is Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele of the Republican Party. The following is a list of Deputy or Lieutenant Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day Michael Fedele (born March 30, 1955 in Minturno, Italy) is an Italian-American politician The President Pro Tempore is Democrat Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Scotland). The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Donald W Williams Jr was first elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in a special election in 1993 Scotland is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, in the United States. The Majority Leader is Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and the Minority Leader is John McKinney (R-Fairfield). In US politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body Martin M Looney is an American politician. Looney a Democrat, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1993 In US politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest Caucus in a legislative body Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Current leadership

Make-up of the Senate

Members of the Senate

See also

• Connecticut State Capitol
• Connecticut General Assembly
• Connecticut House of Representatives

External links

• Connecticut State Senate
• Connecticut Senate Districts Map
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Connecticut