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The Michigan State Senate is the upper body of the Michigan State Legislature. It consists of 38 members who are elected from districts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.

Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve 4-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Senate and gubernatorial elections are offset by two years from U.S. Presidential elections (e.g., Presidential elections were in 2000 and 2004, gubernatorial and senate elections were in 2002 and 2006). Terms for senators begin on January 1, following the November general election. Senators who have not served more than half of someone else's Senate term are eligible for two full terms (i.e. - eight years).

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Make-up of Michigan Senate

As of the term that began in January of 2007, Republicans hold a majority with 21 seats, and Democrats hold 17 seats, in the Michigan Senate.

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 21
  Democratic Party 17
 Total
38
 Majority
4

Members of the Michigan State Senate

Democratic members of the Senate eligible for re-election in 2010

District Senator Party Residence
5 Tupac Hunter Democratic Detroit
6 Glenn S. Anderson Democratic Westland
23 Gretchen Whitmer Democratic East Lansing
27 John Gleason Democratic Flushing

Democratic members of the Senate not eligible for re-election in 2010

District Senator Party Residence
1 Hansen Clarke Democratic Detroit
2 Martha G. Scott Democratic Highland Park
3 Irma Clark-Coleman Democratic Detroit
4 Samuel Buzz Thomas III Democratic Detroit
8 Raymond E. Basham Democratic Taylor
9 Dennis Olshove Democratic Warren
18 Liz Brater Democratic Ann Arbor
19 Mark Schauer Democratic Battle Creek
26 Deborah Cherry Democratic Burton
31 Jim Barcia Democratic Bay City
38 Mike Prusi Democratic Ishpeming

Republican members of the Senate eligible for re-election in 2010

District Senator Party Residence
13 John Pappageorge Republican Troy
17 Randy Richardville Republican Monroe
28 Mark Jansen Republican Gaines Township
32 Roger Kahn Republican Saginaw Township

Republican members of the Senate not eligible for re-election in 2010

District Senator Party Residence
7 Bruce Patterson Republican Canton
11 Alan Sanborn Republican Richmond
12 Mike Bishop Republican Rochester
15 Nancy Cassis Republican Novi
16 Cameron S. Brown Republican Fawn River Township
20 Thomas M. George Republican Kalamazoo
21 Ron Jelinek Republican Three Oaks
22 Valde Garcia Republican Howell
24 Patricia L. Birkholz Republican Saugatuck Township
25 Judson Gilbert II Republican Algonac
29 Bill Hardiman Republican Kentwood
30 Wayne Kuipers Republican Holland
33 Alan L. Cropsey Republican DeWitt
34 Gerald VanWoerkom Republican Muskegon
35 Michelle McManus Republican Leland
36 Tony Stamas Republican Midland
37 Jason Allen Republican Traverse City

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