New Hampshire Senate

New Hampshire State Senate
New Hampshire State Senate
	New Hampshire General Court
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	December 2, 2020
Leadership
President of the Senate	Chuck Morse (R)
President pro Tempore	Sharon Carson (R)
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley (R)
Minority Leader	Donna Soucy (D)
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Majority Republican (14); Minority Democratic (10);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Part Second, New Hampshire Constitution
Salary	$200/term + mileage
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (24 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; New Hampshire State House; Concord, New Hampshire
Website
	gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate

The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784.[1] It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population. As of December 2, 2020, there are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats.[2]

2020-2022 biennial session

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 164th General Court	10	13	23	1

165th General Court	10	14	24	0

166th General Court	14	10	24	0

Start of the 167th General Court	10	14	24	0
Latest voting share	42%	58%

Position[4]	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Chuck Morse	Republican	22
Majority Leader	Jeb Bradley	Republican	3
Minority Leader	Donna Soucy	Democratic	18
President Pro Tempore	Sharon Carson	Republican	14

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Erin Hennessey	Rep	Littleton	2020
2	Bob Giuda	Rep	Warren	2016
3	Jeb Bradley	Rep	Wolfeboro	2009
4	David H. Watters	Dem	Dover	2012
5	Suzanne Prentiss	Dem	Lebanon	2020
6	James P. Gray	Rep	Rochester	2016
7	Harold F. French	Rep	Franklin	2016
8	Ruth Ward	Rep	Stoddard	2016
9	Denise Ricciardi	Rep	Bedford	2020
10	Jay Kahn	Dem	Keene	2016
11	Gary Daniels	Rep	Milford	2020 (2014-2018)
12	Kevin Avard	Rep	Nashua	2020 (2014-2018)
13	Cindy Rosenwald	Dem	Nashua	2018
14	Sharon Carson	Rep	Londonderry	2008
15	Becky Whitley	Dem	Contoocook	2020
16	Kevin Cavanaugh	Dem	Manchester	2017
17	John Reagan	Rep	Deerfield	2012
18	Donna Soucy	Dem	Manchester	2012
19	Regina Birdsell	Rep	Hampstead	2014
20	Lou D'Allesandro	Dem	Manchester	1998
21	Rebecca Kwoka	Dem	Portsmouth	2020
22	Chuck Morse	Rep	Salem	2010 (2002-2006)
23	Bill Gannon	Rep	Sandown	2020 (2016-2018)
24	Tom Sherman	Dem	Rye	2018

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