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Senators Versus Representatives

“It takes seriousness to get serious things done.”
Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu

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Senators versus Representatives:

  1. Each state has Senators and Representatives that function at the state and federal levels.

  2. US Senators work within the US Senate, US Representatives work within the US House of Representatives, State Senators work within the State Senate, and State Representatives work within the State House of Representatives. Each branch is called a chamber. Each elected official works within their elected chamber and do not cross over into another chamber unless elected to do so and the first office is abdicated.

  3. Each State has 2 US Senators that serve in Washington DC for 6 years. These 6 years are on a rolling calendar. Every 2 years, 1/3 of the serving Senators go up for re-election. Meaning, by the end of the 6-year cycle, in 2 year chunks, all of the Senators have experienced re-election. There are no term limits for Senators at the federal level. There are a total of 100 US Senators.

  4. There are a total of 435 US Representative for the House. Each State have a different number of Representatives based on the population of each State. Representatives serve 2 year terms and all Representatives are up for re-election every even year. Again, there are no term limits on Representatives.

  5. At the State level, each state determines the number of State Senators and State Representatives they have. This is determined by the population, census, and number of districts. There are always more Representatives than Senators. Terms are either 2 years or 4 years for either, decided on by the individual State and term limits are decided on by each State. In states in which the Senators and Representatives serve 2 years, elections are held every 2 years. In the 4 year States, the elections are held either every 4 years or every 2nd/4th/4th year to equal a 10 year cycle. The only caveat to all of this is Nebraska, the only State that does not have a House of Representatives.

  6. State Senators and Representatives vote on legislature/Bills at the State level, only. US Senators and Representatives vote on legislature/Bills at the federal level, only.

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