The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the United States Congress (a bicameral legislature) alongside the House of Representatives.

List of current United States Senators edit

United States Senate
United States Senate
7th United States Congress
	Seal of the U.S. Senate
	Flag of the U.S. Senate
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	May 1, 2016
Leadership
President	JohnWinters (DP) ; since May 1, 2016
President pro tempore	DrGatsby (I) ; since May 2, 2016
Majority Leader	N/A, N/A ; since January 3, 2015
Minority Leader	N/A, N/A ; since January 3, 2015
Majority Whip	N/A, N/A ; since January 3, 2015
Minority Whip	N/A, N/A ; since January 3, 2015
Structure
Seats	9 voting members
Political groups	Majority (4) Democratic Progressives (4); Minority (2) Democratic (2); Opposition (3) Republican (1); Progressive Conservatives (1); Independent (1);
Length of term	2 months
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	May 1, 2016
Next election	July 1, 2016
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; United States Capitol; Washington, D.C., United States

This is a list of the current members of the United States Senate (7th United States Congress).

Leadership edit

Office	Party	Officer	Since
Vice President of the United States President of the Senate	Democrat	JohnWinters	May 1, 2016
President pro tempore	Independent	DrGatsby	May 2, 2016