Kansas Senate

Kansas Senate
Kansas Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
President	Ty Masterson (R) since January 11, 2021
Vice President	Rick Wilborn (R) since January 11, 2021
Majority Leader	Larry Alley (R) since April 9, 2021
Minority Leader	Dinah Sykes (D) since January 11, 2021
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority   Republican (28) Minority   Democratic (11)    Independent (1)[1]
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article 2, Kansas Constitution
Salary	$88.66/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020 (40 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (40 seats)
Redistricting	Kansas Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Kansas State Capitol Topeka, Kansas
Website
Kansas Senate
Rules
Rules of the Kansas Senate

The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.

Like 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 executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards.