Senaat van Delaware

De Senaat van Delaware is het Hogerhuis van de Delaware General Assembly, de wetgevende macht van de staat Delaware in de Verenigde Staten. De Senaat van Delawere heeft 21 senatoren die verkozenen zijn van verschillende kiesdistricten in de staat zelf. Elke senator heeft een termijn van twee jaar. De Senaat komt bijeen in de Legislative Hall in Dover.

Samenstelling van de senaat bewerken

Affiliatie	Partij		Totaal

	Democraten	Republikeinen		Vacant
145ste legislatuur^[1]	15	6	21	0

146ste legislatuur (2010-2012)	14	7	21	0

147ste legislatuur(2012-2014)	13	8	21	0

148ste legislatuur(2014-2016)	12	9	21	0

Begin van de 149ste legislatuur(2016)^[2]	11	10	21	0
17 januari 2017^[3]	10		20	1
25 februari 2017^[4]	11		21	0
Latest voting share	52,4%	47,65%

Leden bewerken

District	Name	Partij	Eerste keer gekozen	Residentie	Einde Termijn
1	Harris McDowell III	Dem	1976	North Wilmington	2020
2	Margaret Henry	Dem	1994	East Wilmington	2018
3	Robert Marshall	Dem	1978	West Wilmington	2018
4	Gregory Lavelle	Rep	2012	Sharpley	2018
5	Catherine Cloutier	Rep	2000	Heatherbrooke	2020
6^{[dode link]}	Ernesto Lopez	Rep	2012	Lewes	2018
7	Anthony Delcollo	Rep	2016		2020
8	David Sokola	Dem	1990	Newark	2020
9	Jack Walsh	Dem	2016		2020
10	Stephanie Hansen	Dem	2017	Middletown	2018
11	Bryan Townsend	Dem	2012	Westover Woods	2018
12	Nicole Poore	Dem	2012	Barbs Farm	2020
13	David McBride	Dem	1980	Hawk's Nest	2020
14	Bruce Ennis	Dem	2007	Clayton	2020
15^{[dode link]}	David G. Lawson	Rep	2010	Marydel	2020
16^{[dode link]}	Colin R. J. Bonini	Rep	1994	South Dover	2018
17^{[dode link]}	Brian Bushweller	Dem	2008	North Dover	2018
18^{[dode link]}	F. Gary Simpson	Rep	1999	Milford	2018
19^{[dode link]}	Brian G. Pettyjohn	Rep	2012	Georgetown	2020
20^{[dode link]}	Gerald Hocker	Rep	2012	Ocean View	2020
21^{[dode link]}	Bryant Richardson	Rep	2014	Laurel	2018

Externe links bewerken

Delaware State Senate official government website
Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Delaware^{[dode link]}

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties

↑ The Senate of the 145th Legislature originally started with 16 Democrats and 5 Republicans, but Republican Joseph W. Booth won a special election on August 3, 2009 to succeed Sen. Thurman Adams Jr. (D), who had died on June 23 that same year. This election yielded the 15 D-6 R margin that ended the 145th Legislature.
↑ Delaware legislators' terms begin the second Wednesday in November (i.e. the day after Election Day), even though they are not sworn in until January. Constitution of Delaware, Article II, Section 3
↑ Democraat Bethany Hall-Long (District 10) trad terug omdat ze luitenant-gouverneur werd. Hall-Long zorgde voor de beslissende stem als voorzitter.
↑ Democraat Stephanie Hansen (district 10) vervangt Hall-Long.

[1] The Senate of the 145th Legislature originally started with 16 Democrats and 5 Republicans, but Republican Joseph W. Booth won a special election on August 3, 2009 to succeed Sen. Thurman Adams Jr. (D), who had died on June 23 that same year. This election yielded the 15 D-6 R margin that ended the 145th Legislature.

[2] Delaware legislators' terms begin the second Wednesday in November (i.e. the day after Election Day), even though they are not sworn in until January. Constitution of Delaware, Article II, Section 3

[3] Democraat Bethany Hall-Long (District 10) trad terug omdat ze luitenant-gouverneur werd. Hall-Long zorgde voor de beslissende stem als voorzitter.

[4] Democraat Stephanie Hansen (district 10) vervangt Hall-Long.

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