Tennessee Senate

Senate of Tennessee
Senate of Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
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
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
Website
	www.capitol.tn.gov/senate

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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