North Dakota Senate 643479 208540093 2008-04-27T15:34:49Z Dcmacnut 2724330 /* Senate representation, 2007 */ copyedit image caption The '''North Dakota Senate''' is the upper house of the [[North Dakota Legislative Assembly]], smaller than the [[North Dakota House of Representatives]]. North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial [[census]]. The [[2000]] redistricting plan provided for 47 districts, with one senator elected from each district. Senators serve 4-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every 2 years. The Senate Chamber is located in the [[North Dakota State Capitol]] in [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]. ==Current senate leadership== *'''President:''' [[Jack Dalrymple]] (R) *'''President Pro Tempore:''' [[Judy Lee]] (R) *'''Majority Leader:''' [[Bob Stenehjem]] (R) *'''Assistant Majority Leader:''' [[Randel Christmann]] (R) *'''Minority Leader:''' [[David O'Connell (North Dakota)|David O'Connell]] (D) *'''Assistant Minority Leader:''' [[Carolyn Nelson]] (D) ==Senate representation, 2007== [[Image:Map_of_North_Dakota%27s_Legislative_Districts.svg|thumb|600px|right|[[North Dakota]] Senate Districts as of 2003. Senate district boundaries are identical to the North Dakota House of Representative's districts, with one senator elected from each district.]] The 60th legislature convened starting on [[January 3]], [[2007]]. {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! colspan="2" | Caucus ! Members |- {{American politics/party colours/Republican/row}} | [[North Dakota Republican Party|Republican]] | align="center" | 26 |- {{American politics/party colours/Democratic/row}} | [[North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party|Democratic-NPL]] | align="center" | 21 |- ! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total''' ! align="center" | '''47''' |} ==Senate representation, 2005== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! colspan="2" | Caucus ! Members |- {{American politics/party colours/Republican/row}} | [[North Dakota Republican Party|Republican]] | align="center" | 32 |- {{American politics/party colours/Democratic/row}} | [[North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party|Democratic-NPL]] | align="center" | 15 |- ! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total''' ! align="center" | '''47''' |} ==See also== *[[List of Presidents pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate]] *[[List of Majority Leaders of the North Dakota Senate]] ==External links== *[http://www.legis.nd.gov/ North Dakota Legislative Branch] official website *[http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=ND&criteria=upper Project Vote Smart - State Senate of North Dakota] {{North Dakota State Government}} {{Usleg}} {{NorthDakota-stub}} [[Category:North Dakota Legislative Assembly]] [[Category:State upper houses in the United States]]