Delaware Senate

The Senate of Delaware (Delaware State Senate ) is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware.

The chamber of parliament is composed of 21 Senators representing an electoral district in each case. The senators are elected for four -year terms, each second year is selected one half of the chamber. Since the chamber has an odd number of members of parliament, even ten and then eleven members are elected. A limitation of the terms does not exist.

The meeting room of the Senate is located together with the House of Representatives in the Delaware State Capitol in the capital Dover.

Tasks of the Senate

The Senate from Delaware fall As in upper houses in other states and territories, as well as in the U.S. Senate compared to the House of Representatives special tasks that go beyond the law. So it is up to the Senate, nominations of the governor in his cabinet to accept or reject other offices of the executive branch and commissions and authorities.

Structure of the chamber

President of the Senate is the acting vice governor, respectively. An votes he only participates to bring about a decision at stalemates. In the absence of the Vice- Governor of the respective President pro tempore stands in front of the plenary sessions. This is elected by the majority party of the Senate and later confirmed by the chamber. Current Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate is Democrat Matthew P. For, president pro tempore of the Democrat Anthony J. DeLuca of the 11th electoral district ( New Castle County).

For the majority leader ( Majority leader) of Democrats Patricia Blevins was 7 election district ( Elsmere ), elected; Leader of the opposition (minority leader) is the Republican F. Gary Simpson, 18 constituency (Milford ).

Conditions of Admission to Chamber

Each member of the Senate must be a citizen of the United States and have already lived at least three years in Delaware. Furthermore, it at least a year in the constituency must have been resident and be with his selection of at least 27 years prior to his election.

Composition of the Board

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