Ohio Senate

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The Ohio Senate is the upper chamber of the Ohio General Assembly, responsible for crafting and passing state legislation alongside the Ohio House of Representatives.

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Ohio Senate canonical 6
Ohio State Senate 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Ohio General Assembly
legislative body
state upper house
authority Ohio Constitution
state law of Ohio
budgetRole shares budget authority with Ohio House of Representatives
buildingChamber Ohio Statehouse
surface form: Senate Chamber of the Ohio Statehouse
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentPresidingOfficerParty Republican Party
electionCycle staggered terms
electionDetail approximately half of seats elected every two years
electionMethod single-member districts
establishedBy Ohio Constitution
surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1802
hasCommittee joint committees with the Ohio House of Representatives
select committees
standing committees
hasLowerHouse Ohio House of Representatives
hasMajorityParty Republican Party
hasMinorityParty Democratic Party
jurisdiction Ohio
surface form: State of Ohio
language English
legislativeChamber upper house
meetingCity Columbus, Ohio
meetsIn Ohio Statehouse
memberResidencyRequirement must reside in the represented district
memberTitle state senator
minimumMemberAge 18 years
numberOfMembers 33
partOf Ohio General Assembly
power override gubernatorial veto with three-fifths vote
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Ohio Senate
redistrictedBy Ohio Redistricting Commission
redistrictingFrequency every 10 years following the U.S. Census
reorganizedBy Ohio Constitution
surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1851
responsibility approving state budget legislation
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
crafting state legislation
passing state legislation
proposing constitutional amendments for Ohio
sealUsed Great Seal of the State of Ohio
sessionType biennial legislative sessions
state Ohio
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive 4-year terms
typeOfLegislature part-time legislature
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.ohiosenate.gov

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Ohio upperHouse Ohio Senate
William Green memberOf Ohio Senate
this entity surface form: Ohio State Senate
Warren G. Harding memberOf Ohio Senate
this entity surface form: Ohio State Senate
Ohio General Assembly hasComponent Ohio Senate
Ohio Statehouse houses Ohio Senate
Howard Metzenbaum memberOf Ohio Senate
this entity surface form: Ohio State Senate