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class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Angela Paxton</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Paxton_(53805316919)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2363" data-file-height="3151" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Paxton in 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Majority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />September 16, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tan_Parker" title="Tan Parker">Tan Parker</a> (acting)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 25, 2023 – July 17, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Taylor_(politician)" title="Larry Taylor (politician)">Larry Taylor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tan_Parker" title="Tan Parker">Tan Parker</a> (acting)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_8" title="Texas Senate, District 8">8th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 8, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Van_Taylor" title="Van Taylor">Van Taylor</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Angela Suzanne Allen</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-02-14</span>) </span>February 14, 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Braunfels,_Texas" title="New Braunfels, Texas">New Braunfels, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a> (m. 1986)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Clear_Lake" title="University of Houston–Clear Lake">University of Houston, Clear Lake</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Education" title="Master of Education">MEd</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Paxton_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Angela Paxton's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Angela_Paxton_Signature.png/128px-Angela_Paxton_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Angela_Paxton_Signature.png 1.5x" data-file-width="153" data-file-height="42" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Angela Suzanne Paxton</b> (née <b>Allen</b>; born February 14, 1963)<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American politician from the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>, she has represented <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_8" title="Texas Senate, District 8">District 8</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a> since 2019. </p><p>Her political career has been closely tied to her husband, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a>, the current <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Texas">Attorney General of Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Paxton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paxton was born on February 14, 1963, in <a href="/wiki/New_Braunfels" class="mw-redirect" title="New Braunfels">New Braunfels</a>, Texas. Her mother was a college student who put Angela up for adoption. She was taken in by a couple who could not have children, a fact which she later credited for her commitment to the <a href="/wiki/Anti-abortion_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-abortion movement">anti-abortion movement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She attended <a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Waco" class="mw-redirect" title="Waco">Waco</a>, Texas, and was the first in her family to attend college. At Baylor, Angela met her future husband <a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a>, who was serving as the student body president. They married in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She then earned her master's degree in education from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston-Clear_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Houston-Clear Lake">University of Houston-Clear Lake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After earning her master's degree, Paxton taught math in public schools in <a href="/wiki/Collin_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Collin County">Collin County</a>. She then worked as a <a href="/wiki/Guidance_counselor" class="mw-redirect" title="Guidance counselor">guidance counselor</a> at <a href="/wiki/Legacy_Christian_Academy_(Frisco,_Texas)" title="Legacy Christian Academy (Frisco, Texas)">Legacy Christian Academy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Paxton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Van_Taylor" title="Van Taylor">Van Taylor</a> vacated his seat in the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a> to run for Congress, Paxton joined the race for <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_8" title="Texas Senate, District 8">District 8</a> in September 2017. Paxton ran against businessman Phillip Huffines in the Republican primary. At over $10 million spent between the two campaigns, the race was the most expensive Senate primary in Texas history. Her husband's campaign guaranteed her a $2 million loan. Paxton won the primary by 9 points and narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Mark Phariss in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2019, Paxton introduced Senate Bill 860, which would grant <a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">her husband</a> the power to issue exemptions from securities regulations. Billed as a <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection" title="Consumer protection">consumer protection</a> effort, the proposal would allow approved individuals to serve as investment advisers without registering with the state board.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paxton said the bill to change state securities law "has literally nothing to do" with a criminal case charging her husband Ken Paxton with defrauding investors.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Her husband was impeached by the <a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Texas">Attorney General of Texas</a> on May 27, 2023. When Paxton declined to recuse herself from the trial, she was barred by the Texas Senate from voting on her husband's impeachment.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The impeachment trial began on September 5, 2023, in the 31-member Texas Senate. Ken Paxton was acquitted of all charges on September 16, 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Paxton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rand_Paul,_Ken_Paxton,_Angela_Paxton,_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_(16409502515).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg/220px-Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg/330px-Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg/440px-Rand_Paul%2C_Ken_Paxton%2C_Angela_Paxton%2C_Wade_Emmert_%26_Steve_Munisteri_%2816409502515%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>Paxton, her husband <a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken</a>, and other Republican politicians at a Dallas County Republican Party event in 2015.</figcaption></figure> <p>Angela and Ken Paxton helped to found <a href="/wiki/Stonebriar_Community_Church" title="Stonebriar Community Church">Stonebriar Community Church</a>, a Christian evangelical <a href="/wiki/Megachurch" title="Megachurch">megachurch</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Frisco,_Texas" title="Frisco, Texas">Frisco</a>, Texas, in the 1990s. The couple later joined megachurch <a href="/wiki/Prestonwood_Baptist_Church" title="Prestonwood Baptist Church">Prestonwood Baptist Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Texas_Tribune_5/28_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas_Tribune_5/28-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_history">Election history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Paxton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_8" title="Texas Senate, District 8">Texas Senate, District 8</a>, Republican primary, 2018 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Angela Paxton </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>32,756 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Phillip Huffines </td> <td style="text-align:right">27,545 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>60,301 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Texas Senate, District 8, general election, 2018 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Angela Paxton </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>169,995 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.18 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mark Phariss </td> <td style="text-align:right">162,157 </td> <td style="text-align:right">48.82 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>332,152 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Texas" title="Republican Party of Texas">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Texas Senate, District 8, general election, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Angela Paxton </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>187,754 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.69 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jonathan Cocks </td> <td style="text-align:right">128,399 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39.45 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FED105;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn">Edward Kless </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,293 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.86 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>325,446 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Texas" title="Republican Party of Texas">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Paxton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 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Senate">United States Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) / <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">Mitch McConnell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Majority<br />leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">AL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Livingston" title="Steve Livingston">Livingston</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Senate">AK</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Giessel" title="Cathy Giessel">Giessel</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">AZ</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Borrelli" title="Sonny Borrelli">Borrelli</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">AR</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Blake_Johnson_(Arkansas_politician)" title="Blake Johnson (Arkansas politician)">Johnson</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">CA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lena_Gonzalez" title="Lena Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">CO</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez_(politician)" title="Robert Rodriguez (politician)">Rodriguez</a> (D) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">CT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Duff" title="Bob Duff">Duff</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">DE</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Townsend_(American_politician)" title="Bryan Townsend (American politician)">Townsend</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">FL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Sirois" title="Tyler Sirois">Sirois</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">GA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Gooch" title="Steve Gooch">Gooch</a> (R) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">HI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dru_Kanuha" title="Dru Kanuha">Kanuha</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">ID</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Anthon" title="Kelly Anthon">Anthon</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">IL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Lightford" title="Kimberly Lightford">Lightford</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">IN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Garten" title="Chris Garten">Garten</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">IA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Whitver" title="Jack Whitver">Whitver</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">KS</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Alley" title="Larry Alley">Alley</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">KY</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Damon_Thayer" title="Damon Thayer">Thayer</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">LA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stine" title="Jeremy Stine">Stine</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">ME</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eloise_Vitelli" title="Eloise Vitelli">Vitelli</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">MD</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_J._King" title="Nancy J. King">King</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">MA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Stone_Creem" title="Cynthia Stone Creem">Creem</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">MI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Winnie_Brinks" title="Winnie Brinks">Brinks</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">MN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Erin_Murphy_(Minnesota_politician)" title="Erin Murphy (Minnesota politician)">Murphy</a> (DFL)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">MS</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dean_Kirby" title="Dean Kirby">Kirby</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">MO</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cindy_O%27Laughlin" title="Cindy O'Laughlin">O'Laughlin</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">MT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Fitzpatrick" title="Steve Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">NE</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ray_Aguilar" title="Ray Aguilar">Aguilar</a> (R)*</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">NV</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Cannizzaro" title="Nicole Cannizzaro">Cannizzaro</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">NH</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Carson" title="Sharon Carson">Carson</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">NJ</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Ruiz_(politician)" title="Teresa Ruiz (politician)">Ruiz</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">NM</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_Wirth_(politician)" title="Peter Wirth (politician)">Wirth</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">NY</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Stewart-Cousins" title="Andrea Stewart-Cousins">Stewart-Cousins</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">NC</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newton_(politician)" title="Paul Newton (politician)">Newton</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">ND</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Hogue" title="David Hogue">Hogue</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">OH</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rob_McColley" title="Rob McColley">McColley</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">OK</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_Daniels" title="Julie Daniels">Daniels</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">OR</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Taylor_(politician)" title="Kathleen Taylor (politician)">Taylor</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">PA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Pittman_(politician)" title="Joe Pittman (politician)">Pittman</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">RI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_W._Pearson" title="Ryan W. Pearson">Pearson</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">SC</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/A._Shane_Massey" title="A. Shane Massey">Massey</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">SD</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Casey_Crabtree" title="Casey Crabtree">Crabtree</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">TN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(American_politician)" title="Jack Johnson (American politician)">Johnson</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">TX</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paxton</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">UT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Evan_Vickers" title="Evan Vickers">Vickers</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">VT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alison_H._Clarkson" title="Alison H. Clarkson">Clarkson</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">VA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Surovell" title="Scott Surovell">Surovell</a> (D) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">WA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andy_Billig" title="Andy Billig">Billig</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">WV</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Takubo" title="Tom Takubo">Takubo</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">WI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Devin_LeMahieu" title="Devin LeMahieu">LeMahieu</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">WY</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_S._Hicks" title="Larry S. Hicks">Hicks</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a> (D)</i>*</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">GU</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Barnett_(politician)" title="Chris Barnett (politician)">Barnett</a> (D)</i>*</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">MP</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Corina_Magofna" title="Corina Magofna">Magofna</a> (D)</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">PR</a>:</b> <span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Javier_Aponte_Dalmau" title="Javier Aponte Dalmau">Aponte</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PPD</a>/D)</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">VI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Gittens" title="Kenneth Gittens">Gittens</a> (D)</i>*</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Minority<br />leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">AL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Singleton" title="Bobby Singleton">Singleton</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Senate">AK</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Hughes" title="Shelley Hughes">Hughes</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">AZ</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mitzi_Epstein" title="Mitzi Epstein">Epstein</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">AR</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Leding" title="Greg Leding">Leding</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">CA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Jones_(politician)" title="Brian Jones (politician)">Jones</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">CO</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lundeen" title="Paul Lundeen">Lundeen</a> (R) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">CT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harding_(politician)" title="Stephen Harding (politician)">Harding</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">DE</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Hocker" title="Gerald Hocker">Hocker</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">FL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Pizzo" title="Jason Pizzo">Pizzo</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">GA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Butler" title="Gloria Butler">Butler</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">HI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Fevella" title="Kurt Fevella">Fevella</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">ID</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Wintrow" title="Melissa Wintrow">Wintrow</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">IL</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Curran_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Curran (Illinois politician)">Curran</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">IN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Taylor_(politician)" title="Greg Taylor (politician)">Taylor</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">IA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pam_Jochum" title="Pam Jochum">Jochum</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">KS</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dinah_Sykes" title="Dinah Sykes">Sykes</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">KY</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Neal" title="Gerald Neal">Neal</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">LA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Boudreaux" title="Gerald Boudreaux">Boudreaux</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">ME</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Trey_Stewart" title="Trey Stewart">Stewart</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">MD</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Hershey_Jr." title="Stephen S. Hershey Jr.">Hershey</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">MA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Tarr" title="Bruce Tarr">Tarr</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">MI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aric_Nesbitt" title="Aric Nesbitt">Nesbitt</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">MN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Johnson_(Minnesota_politician)" title="Mark Johnson (Minnesota politician)">Johnson</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">MS</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Simmons" title="Derrick Simmons">Simmons</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">MO</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Doug_Beck" title="Doug Beck">Beck</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">MT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pat_Flowers_(politician)" title="Pat Flowers (politician)">Flowers</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">NE</a>:</b> <i>Vacant</i>*</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">NV</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robin_L._Titus" title="Robin L. Titus">Titus</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">NH</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donna_Soucy" title="Donna Soucy">Soucy</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">NJ</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anthony_M._Bucco" title="Anthony M. Bucco">Bucco</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">NM</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gregory_A._Baca" title="Gregory A. Baca">Baca</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">NY</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rob_Ortt" title="Rob Ortt">Ortt</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">NC</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Blue" title="Dan Blue">Blue</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">ND</a>:</b> <span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hogan" title="Kathy Hogan">Hogan</a> (D-NPL)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">OH</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nickie_Antonio" title="Nickie Antonio">Antonio</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">OK</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julia_Kirt" title="Julia Kirt">Kirt</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">OR</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bonham" title="Daniel Bonham">Bonham</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">PA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Costa" title="Jay Costa">Costa</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">RI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_de_la_Cruz" title="Jessica de la Cruz">de la Cruz</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">SC</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hutto" title="Brad Hutto">Hutto</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">SD</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Reynold_Nesiba" title="Reynold Nesiba">Nesiba</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">TN</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Raumesh_Akbari" title="Raumesh Akbari">Akbari</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">TX</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carol_Alvarado" title="Carol Alvarado">Alvarado</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">UT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Luz_Escamilla" title="Luz Escamilla">Escamilla</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">VT</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Brock" title="Randy Brock">Brock</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">VA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_McDougle" title="Ryan McDougle">McDougle</a> (R) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">WA</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Braun" title="John Braun">Braun</a> (R)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">WV</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Woelfel" title="Mike Woelfel">Woelfel</a> (D) </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">WI</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Hesselbein" title="Dianne Hesselbein">Hesselbein</a> (D)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a 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