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There are 100 members in the Senate.
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Each state has 2 senators.
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Currently the two senators from California ar Barbara Boxert and Dianne Feinstein
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Boxer was elected in 1993 and Feinstein in 1992
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Boxer is up for reelection is 2016 and Feinstein in 2018
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The term for a senator is 6 years.
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33 or 34 (one fourth) of the senators are up for reelection every 2 years
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The people elect the senators from each state. The state legislatures use to elect members to the senate.
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The three requirements to be in the senate ar that you have to be atleast 30 years old, you have to be a citizen of the U.S. for atleast 9 years, and you have to live in the state you represent.
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the leader of the Senate is the Vice President
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Currently this person is Joe Biden
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This person can only vote in the Senate if there is a tie
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then the actual leader is absent, the president pro tempore(the temporary presedent)the senators pick takes over as the leader of the senate.
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Currently this person is Daniel Ineuye.
