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Senate of Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
 None
History
New session started
 January 8, 2019
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate
Randy McNally (R)
Since January 10, 2017
Speaker pro tempore
Ferrell Haile (R)
Since January 19, 2018
Majority Leader
Jack Johnson (R)
Since January 8, 2019
Minority Leader
Jeff Yarbro (D)
Since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats 33
Composition of the Tennessee Senate
Political groups
 Majority party
  •      Republican (28)

Minority party

  •      Democratic (5)
Length of term
 4 years
Authority Article III, Tennessee Constitution
Salary $19,009/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
 November 6, 2018
(17 seats)
Next election
 November 2, 2020
(16 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, Tennessee

The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.

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