Connecticut State Senate | |
|---|---|
| Connecticut General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 4, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article III, Section 1, Connecticut Constitution |
| Salary | $40,000/year |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (36 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (36 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| State Senate Chamber Connecticut State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Website | |
| Connecticut State Senate | |
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. 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. 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 Senate meets within the State Capitol in Hartford.