Connecticut State Senate

Connecticut State Senate
Connecticut General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 4, 2023
Leadership
President	Susan Bysiewicz (D) since January 9, 2019
President pro tempore	Martin Looney (D) since January 7, 2015
Majority Leader	Bob Duff (D) since January 7, 2015
Minority Leader	Stephen Harding (R) since February 16, 2024
Structure
Seats	36
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (24) Minority   Republican (12)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Section 1, Connecticut Constitution
Salary	$40,000/year
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (36 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (36 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Connecticut State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut
Website
Official Senate Page

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 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms; four-year terms are more common.

As in other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state's executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. Unlike a majority of U.S. state legislatures, both the Connecticut House of Representatives and the State Senate vote on the composition to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

The Senate meets within the State Capitol in Hartford.