Arkansas Senate

Arkansas Senate
94th Arkansas General Assembly
Great Seal of Arkansas
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
FoundedJanuary 30, 1836 (1836-01-30)
Preceded byArkansas Council (Territorial)
New session started
January 11, 2021
Leadership
Leslie Rutledge (R)
since January 10, 2023
President pro tempore
Bart Hester (R)
since January 9, 2023
Majority Leader
Blake Johnson (R)
since January 9, 2023
Minority Leader
Greg Leding (D)
since January 9, 2023
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (29)

Minority

Length of term
4 years normally.
Possibility of 2 years in years ending in 2.
AuthorityArticle 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution
Salary$39,399.84/year + per diem
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 8, 2022
(17 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(18 seats)
RedistrictingArkansas 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.