Facts About the Senate of the 89th Legislature

Age:

  • The average age is 61.4
  • The oldest senator is 84 years old.
  • The youngest senator is 33 years old.

Experience:

  • The average legislative experience is 14.9 years.
  • The greatest individual legislative experience is 39 years.
  • The senators have a combined total of 429 years of legislative experience.

The Senate is currently composed of:

  • 21 men and 8 women;
  • 17 Republicans and 12 Democrats;
  • 25 incumbents and 4 new members;
  • 2 currently vacant seats.

Occupations and Industries include:

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace
  • Business
  • Communications
  • Consulting
  • Engineering
  • Game Warden
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Medicine
  • Oil and Gas