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This is a list of United States state legislatures. Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates, or House of Representatives) and an upper house (Senate). The United States also has one federal district and five non-state territories with local legislative branches, which are listed below. Among the states, the Nebraska Legislature is the only state with a unicameral body. However, three other jurisdictions – the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – also have unicameral bodies.
The exact names, dates, term lengths, term limits, electoral systems, electoral districts, and other details are determined by an individual state's laws.
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Note: A party with a numerical majority in a chamber may be forced to share power with other parties due to informal coalitions or may cede power outright because of divisions within its caucus.
It has been suggested that portions of List of current legislatures (List of subnational legislatures) be split from it and merged into this article. (Discuss) (August 2024) |
Federal district or territory | Governor | Name | Lower house | Upper house | ||||||
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Name | Size [1] | Party strength | Term (yrs) | Name | Size [1] | Party strength | Term (yrs) | |||
American Samoa | Governor | Fono | House of Representatives | 20 | NP 20[nb 13] | 2 | Senate | 18 | NP 18 | 4 |
District of Columbia | Mayor | Council | (Unicameral) | Council | 13 | D 11–0, 2 ind. | 4 | |||
Guam | Governor | Legislature | (Unicameral) | Legislature | 15 | D 9–6 | 2 | |||
Northern Mariana Islands | Governor | Commonwealth Legislature | House of Representatives | 20 | Coal. 16–4[nb 14] | 2 | Senate | 9 | Coal. 5–4[nb 15] | 4 |
Puerto Rico | Governor | Legislative Assembly | House of Representatives | 51 | 26 PPD, 21 PNP, 2 MVC, 1 PIP, 1 PD[nb 16] | 4 | Senate | 27 | 12 PPD, 10 PNP, 2 MVC, 1 PIP, 1 PD, 1 ind.[nb 16] | 4 |
United States Virgin Islands | Governor | Legislature | (Unicameral) | Legislature | 15 | D 11–0, 4 ind. | 2 | |||
State | Session | Last Election |
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Puerto Rico | 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | 8 November 2020 (House) |
Northern Mariana Islands | 23rd Northern Mariana Islands Legislature | 8 November 2022 (House) |
District of Columbia | 8 November 2022 | |
American Samoa | 37th American Samoa Fono | November 8, 2022 (House) |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 35th Virgin Islands Legislature | 8 November 2022 |
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