Florida Senate

Florida Senate
Florida Senate
2018–2020 Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house of the Florida Legislature
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
Founded	May 26, 1845
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
Leadership
President	Bill Galvano (R) ; since Nov. 20, 2018
President pro tempore	David Simmons (R) ; since Nov. 20, 2018
Majority Leader	Kathleen Passidomo (R) ; since Nov. 26, 2018
Minority Leader	Audrey Gibson (D) ; since Nov. 19, 2018
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority Republican (23); Minority Democratic (17);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Florida
Salary	$29,697.00/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (22 seats)
Next election	November 2, 2020; (21 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
	In God We Trust
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; Florida Capitol; Tallahassee, Florida
Website
	Official website

The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house.^[6] The Senate is made of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of about 470,000 residents.

As of 2018, Republicans hold the majority in the chamber with 23 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 17 seats.^[7]

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