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The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly the state legislature of the US state of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year cycle rather than the normal four-year term as in the majority of states. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve.

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election date leader
2009-01-06
last election date
2012-11-06
leader
M. Teresa Paiva-Weed
legislative period name
Rhode Island General Assembly
location
Rhode Island, Providence Rhode Island, Rhode Island State House
number of members
38
political party in legislature
Independent (politician), Rhode Island Democratic Party, Rhode Island Republican Party
political party of leader
Rhode Island Democratic Party
type
Upper house

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