List of U.S. state legislatures

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List of U.S. state legislatures

Each State in the United States

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has a legislative branch as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. 49 state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house

Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
(Assembly

Assembly

Assembly may refer to:...
, General Assembly]], State Assembly, House of Delegates

House of Delegates

The House of Delegates is the name given to the lower house of the legislature in three U.S. states – Maryland House of Delegates, Virginia House of Delegates, and West Virginia House of Delegates....
or House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
) and an upper house

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
(Senate

Senate

A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or Parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, the first of which was the Roman Senate....
). The Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska Legislature

The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative branch of the Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Nebraska....
is the lone unicameral body.

The exact names, dates, term limit

Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of Term of office a person may serve in a particular elected office. Term limits are found usually in Presidential system and semi-presidential systems as a method to curb the potential for dictatorships, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life"....
s (if any), term lengths, electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct region for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body. Not all political systems use separate districts to conduct elections; Politics of Israel and Politics of the Netherlands, for instance, conduct parliamentary elections using a single, nationwide district....
s, and other details are at the discretion of the individual states.

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Each State in the United States

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Lower house

Assembly

Assembly may refer to:...
, General Assembly]], State Assembly, House of Delegates

House of Delegates

United States House of Representatives

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
(Senate

Senate

Nebraska Legislature

Term limit

Electoral district

Party summary

As of January 2009, the party composition of the legislatures is:

27	Democratic-controlled Legislatures
14	Republican-controlled Legislatures
8	Split Legislatures
1	Officially nonpartisan (Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.... )
50	Total

"Split" means that either the two chambers have different majority parties (e.g., Democratic Senate and Republican lower house), that one chamber is evenly split between parties, or that a coalition or "hung

Hung parliament

In parliamentary systems, a hung parliament is one in which no one political party has an outright majority, and means it is most commonly equally balanced....
" chamber has occurred.

In several states, the party that controls the state legislature may not be the one that usually wins the state in presidential elections. Also note that due to politics, a party with a numerical majority in a chamber may be forced to share power with other parties due to informal coalitions, or outright cede power due to divisions.

The table below shows total state government control, which means the governor and the chamber majorities are all of the same party.

17	Democratic-controlled governments
9	Republican-controlled governments
5	Democratic Governor/Republican-controlled Legislature
10	Republican Governor/Democratic-controlled Legislature
6	Democratic Governor/Split Legislature
2	Republican Governor/Split Legislature
1	Officially nonpartisan (Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.... )
50	Total

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State legislatures

State	Name	Lower House Lower house A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....			Upper House Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
State	Name	Name	Party Political party strength in U.S. states The following table shows all the U.S. states and to what party their state governors belong. Also indicated is the majority party of the state legislatures' upper and lower houses as well as U.S.... strengths Political party strength in U.S. states The following table shows all the U.S. states and to what party their state governors belong. Also indicated is the majority party of the state legislatures' upper and lower houses as well as U.S....	Term Term of office Term of office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.... (Years)	Name	Party strengths	Term (Years)
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	Legislature Alabama Legislature The Alabama Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the Alabama House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Alabama Senate, with 35 members....	House of Representatives Alabama House of Representatives File:houseseal.gifThe Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama....	D 62-43	4	Senate Alabama Senate File:senateseal.gifThe Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama....	D 21-13 1 Ind.	4
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	Legislature Alaska Legislature The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution, consisting of the lower house Alaska House of Representatives, with 40 members, and the upper house Alaska Senate, with 20 members....	House of Representatives Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people ....	R 22-18	2	Senate Alaska Senate The Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the State legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Senate consists of 20 members, each of whom represents a district of about 31,347 people ....	Tie 10-10	4
Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	Legislature Arizona Legislature The Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Arizona_House_of_Representatives, and an upper house, the Arizona_Senate....	House of Representatives Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limits of four consecutive terms ....	R 35-25	2	Senate Arizona Senate The Arizona Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members representing an equal amount of constituencies across the state, with each district having average populations of 171,021 ....	R 18-12	2
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	General Assembly Arkansas General Assembly The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower house Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members....	House of Representatives Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas....	D 71-28, G 1	2	State Senate	D 27-8	4
California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	State Legislature California State Legislature The California State Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members....	State Assembly California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....	D 51-29	2	State Senate California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....	D 26-14	4
Colorado Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	General Assembly Colorado General Assembly The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the Colorado....	House of Representatives	D 38-27	2	Senate	D 20-15	4
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	General Assembly Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member lower house Connecticut House of Representatives and the 36-member upper house Connecticut Senate....	House of Representatives Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut....	D 114-37	2	Senate Connecticut 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 94,600 inhabitants....	D 24-12	2
Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....	General Assembly Delaware General Assembly The Delaware General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives....	House of Representatives Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the State legislature of the U.S. State of Delaware....	D 24-17	2	Senate Delaware Senate The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the State legislature of the U.S. State of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at which time Senators may be elected to a two-year term....	D 16-5	4
Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	Legislature Florida Legislature The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution mandates a bicameral state legislature with an upper house Florida Senate of 40 members and a lower house Florida House of Representatives of 120 members....	House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district....	R 76-44	2	Senate Florida Senate The Florida Senate is part of the Florida Legislature of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Generally, Senators in odd-numbered districts are elected in years divisible by four , and Senators in even-numbered districts are elected alongside elections for Florida's statewide offices....	R 26-14	4
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....	General Assembly Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....	House of Representatives Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of Georgia ....	R 105-74 1 Ind.	2	Senate Georgia Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly ....	R 34-22	2
Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	State Legislature	House of Representatives Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. The House consists of 51 members representing an equal amount of districts across the islands....	D 45-6	2	State Senate	D 23-2	4
Idaho Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	Legislature Idaho Legislature The Idaho Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Idaho. It consists of the upper house Idaho Senate and the lower house Idaho House of Representatives....	House of Representatives Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms and meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho....	R 52-18	2	Senate Idaho Senate The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms , each representing a district of the state....	R 28-7	2
Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	General Assembly Illinois General Assembly The Illinois General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois and comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate....	House of Representatives Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois....	D 70-48	2	Senate Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the Upper house of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States....	D 37-22	2 or 4
Indiana Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	General Assembly Indiana General Assembly The Indiana General Assembly is the State legislature , or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate....	House of Representatives Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing 100 distinct districts....	D 52-47 1 Ind.	2	Senate Indiana Senate The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing 50 distinct districts....	R 33-17	4
Iowa Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	General Assembly Iowa General Assembly The Iowa General Assembly is the State legislature of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower house Iowa House of Representatives respectively....	House of Representatives Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the Iowa with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency....	D 56-44	2	Senate Iowa Senate The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the Iowa with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency....	D 31-19	4
Kansas Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	Legislature Kansas Legislature The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower house Kansas House of Representatives, comprising of 125 Representatives, and the upper house Kansas Senate, with 40 Senators....	House of Representatives Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the State legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 125 Representatives from an equal amount of constituencies, each with at least a population of 19,000....	R 77-48	2	Senate 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 representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants....	R 31-9	4
Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	General Assembly Kentucky General Assembly The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The General Assembly meets annually in the state Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January....	House of Representatives Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The House is composed of 100 representatives elected from single-member districts throughout Kentucky....	D 65-35	2	Senate Kentucky Senate The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout Kentucky....	R 22-15 1 Ind.	4
Louisiana Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	State Legislature Louisiana State Legislature The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators....	House of Representatives Louisiana House of Representatives The Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana....	D 52-50 3 Ind.	4	Senate	D 22-15 2 Ind.	4
Maine Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	Legislature Maine Legislature The Maine Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate....	House of Representatives Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state....	D 94-55 1 Ind.	2	Senate Maine Senate The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution allows for "an odd number of Senators, not less than 31 nor more than 35"....	D 20-15	2
Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	General Assembly Maryland General Assembly The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper house, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower house, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives....	House of Delegates Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, the State legislature of the United States state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts....	D 104-36 1 Ind.	4	Senate	D 33-14	4
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	General Court Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court is the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonialism Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases....	House of Representatives Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts....	D 143-16 1 Ind.	2	Senate Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts....	D 35-5	2
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral institution consisting of the Michigan State Senate, the upper house, and the Michigan State House of Representatives, the lower house....	House of Representatives	D 67-43	2	Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 representatives who are elected from districts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....	R 21-17	4
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	Legislature Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the legislature of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameralism legislature located at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate....	House of Representatives Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate....	DFL 87-47	2	Senate Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives....	DFL 46-21	2, 4, 4
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	Legislature Mississippi Legislature The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower house Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper house Mississippi Senate, with 52 members....	House of Representatives Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....	D 74-48	4	Senate Mississippi Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the State legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate is composed of 52 Senators representing an equal amount of constituent districts, with 54,704 people per district ....	D 27-25	4
Missouri Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	General Assembly Missouri General Assembly The Missouri General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Missouri Senate, and a 163-member Missouri House of Representatives....	House of Representatives Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents....	R 89-74	2	Senate	R 23-11	4
Montana Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	State Legislature Montana State Legislature The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate....	House of Representatives Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years....	D 51-49	2	Senate Montana Senate The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state State legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators, and, since the state general elections of November 2004, has had a Republican majority....	R 27-23	4
Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....	Legislature Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative branch of the Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Nebraska....	Unicameral Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative branch of the Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Nebraska.... non-partisan (49)					4
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	Legislature Nevada Legislature The Nevada Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of the lower house Nevada Assembly, with 42 members, and the upper house Nevada Senate, with 21 members....	Assembly Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts....	D 28-14	2	Senate Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada. The Senate consists of 21 members from 19 districts, two of which are multimember....	D 12-9	4
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	General Court New Hampshire General Court The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members....	House of Representatives New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties....	D 225-175	2	Senate New Hampshire Senate The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population....	D 14-10	2
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	Legislature New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the U.S. state of New Jersey's legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the state's capital, Trenton, New Jersey....	General Assembly New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.The Assembly consists of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average populations of 210,359 ....	D 48-32	2	Senate New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the New Jersey State Council....	D 23-17	2, 4, 4
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	Legislature New Mexico Legislature The New Mexico Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate....	House of Representatives New Mexico House of Representatives The New Mexico House of Representatives is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico....	D 45-25	2	Senate New Mexico Senate The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature.There are 42 members of the Senate. Each member represents roughly 43,300 residents of New Mexico....	D 27-15	4
New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	Legislature New York Legislature The New York Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of New York. It is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the lower house New York State Assembly and the upper house New York Senate....	State Assembly New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652....	D 109-41	2	State Senate New York State Senate The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve....	D 32-30	2
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	General Assembly North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes....	House of Representatives North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120 member body led by a Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who holds powers similar to those of the President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate in the state senate....	D 68-52	2	Senate North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly.Its prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the North Carolina House of Representatives....	D 30-20	2
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....	Legislative Assembly North Dakota Legislative Assembly The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers, the lower house North Dakota House of Representatives, with 94 representatives, and the upper house North Dakota Senate, with 47 senators....	House of Representatives North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, larger than the North Dakota Senate.North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census....	R 58-36	4	Senate North Dakota Senate 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....	R 26-21	4
Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	General Assembly Ohio General Assembly The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate....	House of Representatives Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the State legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. .The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe, Ohio on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded Ohio Constitution of that year....	D 53-46	2	Senate Ohio Senate The Ohio Senate is the upper house in Ohio's bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly; the lower house is the Ohio House of Representatives....	R 21-12	4
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	Legislature Oklahoma Legislature The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the state government. It is bicameralism, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people....	House of Representatives Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house and larger body of the two houses of the Oklahoma Legislature, the other being the Oklahoma Senate....	R 61-40	2	Senate Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Oklahoma Legislature, the lower house being the Oklahoma House of Representatives....	R 26-22	4
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	Legislative Assembly Oregon Legislative Assembly The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the State legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper house and lower house: the Oregon State Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the Oregon House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms....	House of Representatives Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 57,000....	D 36-24	2	State Senate Oregon State Senate The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the State legislature legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly....	D 18-12	4
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	General Assembly Pennsylvania General Assembly The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....	House of Representatives Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania....	D 104-99	2	Senate	R 29-20 1 Vacancy	4
Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....	General Assembly Rhode Island General Assembly The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body, it is composed of the lower house Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 Representatives, and the upper house Rhode Island Senate with 38 Senators....	House of Representatives Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island....	D 69-6	2	Senate Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the State legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term....	D 33-4 1 Ind	2
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	General Assembly South Carolina General Assembly The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina....	House of Representatives South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate....	R 71-53	2	Senate South Carolina Senate The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives....	R 27-19	4
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	State Legislature	House of Representatives South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district....	R 46-24	2	Senate South Dakota Senate The South Dakota Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district....	R 20-14 1 Ind.	2
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	General Assembly Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee....	House of Representatives Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the U.S. state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee....	Tie 49-49 1 Ind.	2	Senate Tennessee Senate The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee U.S. state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives....	R 19-14	4
Texas Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	Legislature Texas Legislature The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Texas Senate with 31 members, and the lower house Texas House of Representatives with 150 members....	House of Representatives Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members from an equal amount of districts across the Texas, with each constituency consisting of nearly 140,000 people....	R 76-74	2	Senate Texas Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing 31 single-member districts across the Texas with populations of approximately 672,000 per constituency....	R 19-12	4
Utah Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	State Legislature Utah State Legislature The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising of the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 Representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 State Senators....	House of Representatives Utah House of Representatives The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts....	R 53-22	2	Senate Utah State Senate The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal amount of constituent senatorial districts....	R 21-8	4
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....	General Assembly Vermont General Assembly The Vermont General Assembly is the State legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself ....	House of Representatives Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members....	D 95-48 5 P 2 Ind.	2	Senate Vermont Senate The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members....	D 23-7	2
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	General Assembly Virginia General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly is the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly is a bicameralism body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members....	House of Delegates Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years....	R 52-44 2 Ind.	2	Senate Senate of Virginia The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. It is composed of 40 Senate and is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia....	D 21-19	4
Washington Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	State Legislature Washington State Legislature The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower house Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper house Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators....	House of Representatives Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, the State legislature of the U.S. State of Washington....	D 64-34	2	Senate	D 31-18	4
West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	Legislature West Virginia Legislature The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper house West Virginia Senate and the lower house West Virginia House of Delegates....	House of Delegates West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states--Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia--refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates....	D 79-21	2	Senate West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.There are 17 senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms....	D 28-6	4
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	Legislature Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower house Wisconsin Assembly....	State Assembly Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two comprise the legislative branch of the U.S....	D 52-46 1 Ind.	2	Senate Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the United States Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly....	D 18-15	4
Wyoming Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	State Legislature Wyoming Legislature The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral State legislature , consisting of a 60 member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30 member Wyoming Senate....	House of Representatives Wyoming House of Representatives The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of constituencies across the Wyoming, each with a population of at least 9,000....	R 41-18	2	Senate Wyoming Senate The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal amount of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000....	R 23-7	4

Territorial legislatures

State	Name	Lower House Lower house A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....			Upper House Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
State	Name	Name	Party Strengths	Term Term of office Term of office refers to the length of time a person serves in a particular office.... (Years)	Name	Party Strengths	Term (Years)
American Samoa American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa....	Fono American Samoa Fono The Legislature of American Samoa or Fono is the territorial legislature of American Samoa. Like most State legislature and territorial legislatures of the United States, it is a bicameralism legislature with a American Samoa House of Representatives and a American Samoa Senate....	House of Representatives American Samoa House of Representatives The American Samoa House of Representatives is the lower house of the American Samoa Fono. The House consists of 21 representatives serving two-year terms, with 20 popular elected members, and one representative elected by a public meeting on Swains Island....	non-partisan (20)	2	Senate American Samoa Senate The American Samoa Senate is the upper house of the American Samoa Fono. The Senate, like the lower house American Samoa House of Representatives, is a nonpartisan body....	non-partisan (18)	4
District of Columbia	Council Council of the District of Columbia The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of Washington, D.C. Because the United States Constitution places the District of Columbia under the sole control of United States Congress, all acts of the council are subject to congressional override, and thus the council has less power than most cit...	Unicameral				D 11-1 1 Ind.	2
Guam Guam Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....	Legislature Legislature of Guam The Legislature of Guam is the territorial legislature of Guam. The legislative branch of the incorporated territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, serving for a two year term....	Unicameral				D 8-7	2
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....	Legislature Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower house Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, and an upper house Northern Mariana Islands Senate with nine...	House of Representatives Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20....	R 12-1 Cov. 4-3 Ind.	2	Senate Northern Mariana Islands Senate The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The Senate consists of nine senators representing three senatorial districts , each a multi-member constituency with three senators....	Coal. 6-3	4
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....	Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The structure and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly are defined in Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico....	House of Representatives House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. the state legislature of Puerto Rico....	NPP 36-17 PDP	4	Senate Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the state legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an additional eleven senators are elected at-large....	NPP 22-9 PDP	4
U. S. Virgin Islands	Legislature Legislature of the Virgin Islands The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the state legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the incorporated territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, elected to two-year terms without term limits in the United States....	Unicameral				D 9-4 ICM 2 Ind.	2

Map key

Color	Name	Abbreviation	Notes
	Democratic Party	D	Major national party; has state-level parties in each state
	Republican Party	R	Major national party; has state-level parties in each state
	Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is a major political party in the United States of America U.S. state of Minnesota. It was created on April 15, 1944 when the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party merged....	DFL	Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party
	North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party	D-NPL	North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party
[None]	Governing Coalition	Coal.	A coalition of the Democratic and Republican Parties in power in the Alaska Senate or a coalition of the Covenant Covenant Party Covenant Party can refer to:Covenant Party Covenant Party ... , Democratic, and Independents in power in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate.
	Constitution Party Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a conservative United States political party. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party in 1992. The party's official name was changed to the Constitution Party in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names....	C	National third party Third party (politics) In a two-party system of politics, the term third party is sometimes applied to a party other than the two dominant ones. While technically the term is limited to the third largest party or third oldest party, it is common, though innumerate, shorthand for any smaller party.... ; has representation in Montana
	Vermont Progressive Party Vermont Progressive Party The Vermont Progressive Party is an United States political party. It was founded in 1999 and is active only in the U.S. state of Vermont....	P	State-level third party operating only in Vermont
	Covenant Party Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands) The Covenant Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands, whose platform advocates government and financial reform. At the legislative elections of 1 November 2003 the party won 9 of 18 seats....	Cov.	Territorial-level third party operating only in Northern Mariana Islands
	New Progressive Party New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico U.S. statehood.Following the Puerto Rican general election, 2008, it currently holds supermajorities in the Commonwealth's Puerto Rico House of Representatives and Senate of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to U.S....	NPP	Territorial-level third party operating only in Puerto Rico
	Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a Commonwealth ....	PDP	Territorial-level third party operating only in Puerto Rico
	Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rico political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States....	PIP	Territorial-level third party operating only in Puerto Rico
	Independent Citizens Movement Independent Citizens Movement The Independent Citizens Movement is a conservative political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands that was founded by Virdin C. Brown and Steve O'Reilly in 1968....	ICM	Territorial-level third party operating only in the U.S. Virgin Islands
[None]	Independent	Ind.	People who were elected without a party backing or people who left their party while in office
[None]	Vacant	Vac.	Resignations, disqualifications, impeachments, expulsions and deaths

Legislative websites

Below are links and URLs to all 50 state legislature websites. For most states the only place where the full text of the statutes are available online is the state legislature's website.

State name	Abbr	URL (without http://)
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	AL
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	AK
Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	AZ
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	AR
California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	CA
Colorado Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	CO
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	CT
Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....	DE
Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	FL
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....	GA
Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	HI
Idaho Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	ID
Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	IL
Indiana Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	IN
Iowa Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	IA
Kansas Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	KS
Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	KY
Louisiana Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	LA
Maine Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	ME
Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	MD
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	MA
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	MI
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	MN
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	MS
Missouri Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	MO
Montana Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	MT
Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....	NE
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	NV
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	NH
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	NJ
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	NM
New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	NY	State Senate: State Assembly:
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	NC
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....	ND
Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	OH
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	OK
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	OR
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	PA
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....	PR	State Senate:
Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....	RI
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	SC
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	SD
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	TN
Texas Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	TX
Utah Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	UT
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....	VT
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	VA
Washington Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	WA
West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	WV
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	WI
Wyoming Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	WY

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