Arkansas Senate
Arkansas Senate | |
|---|---|
| 94th Arkansas General Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | Members first elected on or before November 3, 2020: 16 years (consecutive or non-consecutive, both houses), eligible to run again 4 years after their last term ends. Members first elected after November 3, 2020: 12 years (consecutive, both houses), eligible to run again 4 years after their last term ends. |
| History | |
| Founded | January 30, 1836 |
| Preceded by | Arkansas Council (Territorial) |
New session started | January 13, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 35 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 4 years normally. Possibility of 2 years in years ending in 2. |
| Authority | Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution |
| Salary | $39,399.84/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (17 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (18 seats) |
| Redistricting | Arkansas Board of Apportionment |
| Meeting place | |
| Senate Chamber Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Website | |
| Arkansas Senate | |
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the current term, the Senate contains twenty-nine Republicans and six Democrats.