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Tennessee General Assembly
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Type
Type
Houses Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate
Randy McNally (R)
Since January 9, 2017
Cameron Sexton (R)
Since August 23, 2019
Structure
Seats 132 voting members:
33 Senators
99 Representatives
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Senate political groups
      Republican (28)      Democratic (5)
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House political groups
      Republican (73)      Democratic (26)
Elections
Senate last election
 November 6, 2018
House last election
 November 6, 2018
Meeting place
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Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville


The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature made-up of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate is also the Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee.

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