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Size of State Legislative Staff: 1979, 1988 1996, 2003, 2009
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Permanent Staff
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Session-Only Staff
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Total Staff During Session
(permanent + session staff)
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State
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1979
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1988
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1996*
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2003
|
2009
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|
1979
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1988
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1996
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2003
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2009
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1979
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1988
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1996*
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2003
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2009
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Alabama
|
200
|
339
|
316
|
422
|
467
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|
170
|
77
|
98
|
74
|
83
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370
|
416
|
414
|
496
|
550
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Alaska
|
116
|
251
|
237
|
307
|
325
|
|
160
|
199
|
168
|
142
|
135
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|
276
|
450
|
405
|
449
|
460
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Arizona
|
280
|
323
|
472
|
631
|
598
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|
310
|
97
|
95
|
51
|
103
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590
|
420
|
567
|
682
|
701
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Arkansas
|
230
|
250
|
292
|
339
|
405
|
|
140
|
126
|
164
|
154
|
141
|
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370
|
376
|
456
|
493
|
546
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California
|
1,760
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2,865
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2,506
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2334
|
2067
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0
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113
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104
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25
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39
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1,760
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2,978
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2,610
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2,359
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2,106
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Colorado
|
173
|
189
|
213
|
209
|
230
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|
110
|
60
|
47
|
176
|
115
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|
283
|
249
|
260
|
385
|
345
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Connecticut
|
225
|
400
|
446
|
393
|
490
|
|
200
|
202
|
177
|
146
|
127
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|
425
|
602
|
623
|
539
|
617
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Delaware
|
32
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49
|
58
|
84
|
74
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|
75
|
110
|
106
|
47
|
51
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107
|
159
|
164
|
131
|
125
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Florida
|
1,095
|
1,581
|
1,896
|
1650
|
1457
|
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240
|
193
|
277
|
153
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113
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1,335
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1,774
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2,173
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1,803
|
1,570
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Georgia
|
275
|
466
|
511
|
603
|
605
|
|
325
|
213
|
231
|
220
|
168
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600
|
679
|
742
|
823
|
773
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Hawaii
|
150
|
151
|
256
|
170
|
355
|
|
335
|
621
|
486
|
482
|
352
|
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485
|
772
|
742
|
652
|
707
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Idaho
|
55
|
51
|
61
|
75
|
81
|
|
120
|
107
|
94
|
108
|
64
|
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175
|
158
|
155
|
183
|
145
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Illinois
|
984
|
1,066
|
969
|
905
|
980
|
|
135
|
179
|
88
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1
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43
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1,119
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1,245
|
1,057
|
906
|
1,023
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Indiana
|
138
|
171
|
183
|
304
|
239
|
|
170
|
132
|
143
|
79
|
136
|
|
308
|
303
|
326
|
307
|
375
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|
Iowa
|
93
|
163
|
180
|
172
|
191
|
|
295
|
252
|
186
|
198
|
179
|
|
388
|
415
|
366
|
370
|
370
|
|
Kansas
|
126
|
117
|
121
|
100
|
150
|
|
240
|
270
|
242
|
240
|
238
|
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366
|
387
|
363
|
340
|
388
|
|
Kentucky
|
135
|
216
|
317
|
386
|
406
|
|
200
|
246
|
266
|
242
|
273
|
|
335
|
462
|
583
|
628
|
679
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Louisiana
|
327
|
360
|
419
|
688
|
666
|
|
155
|
171
|
105
|
51
|
202
|
|
482
|
531
|
524
|
739
|
868
|
|
Maine
|
46
|
138
|
133
|
156
|
169
|
|
108
|
49
|
47
|
34
|
42
|
|
154
|
187
|
180
|
190
|
211
|
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Maryland
|
328
|
447
|
505
|
850
|
562
|
|
300
|
324
|
232
|
115
|
170
|
|
628
|
771
|
737
|
965
|
732
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|
Massachusetts*
|
595
|
782
|
850
|
935
|
903
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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595
|
782
|
850
|
935
|
903
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Michigan
|
1,047
|
1,287
|
1,359
|
1153
|
973
|
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0
|
2
|
45
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0
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0
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1,047
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1,289
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1,404
|
1,153
|
973
|
|
Minnesota
|
420
|
602
|
638
|
602
|
590
|
|
221
|
202
|
203
|
82
|
133
|
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641
|
804
|
841
|
684
|
723
|
|
Mississippi
|
130
|
124
|
132
|
150
|
164
|
|
91
|
63
|
48
|
45
|
42
|
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221
|
187
|
180
|
195
|
206
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Missouri
|
212
|
368
|
476
|
321
|
474
|
|
190
|
219
|
48
|
28
|
35
|
|
402
|
587
|
524
|
349
|
509
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Montana
|
108
|
128
|
119
|
122
|
127
|
|
150
|
138
|
180
|
125
|
110
|
|
258
|
266
|
299
|
247
|
237
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Nebraska
|
182
|
199
|
202
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217
|
228
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|
38
|
18
|
48
|
22
|
15
|
|
220
|
217
|
250
|
239
|
243
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Nevada
|
85
|
115
|
170
|
230
|
293
|
|
120
|
151
|
320
|
268
|
308
|
|
205
|
266
|
490
|
498
|
601
|
|
New Hampshire
|
84
|
120
|
139
|
165
|
147
|
|
56
|
22
|
20
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0
|
32
|
|
140
|
142
|
159
|
165
|
179
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New Jersey
|
492
|
780
|
1,465
|
1206
|
940
|
|
90
|
134
|
49
|
59
|
48
|
|
582
|
914
|
1,514
|
1,265
|
988
|
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New Mexico
|
40
|
49
|
49
|
145
|
172
|
|
222
|
320
|
491
|
503
|
507
|
|
262
|
369
|
540
|
648
|
679
|
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New York
|
1,600
|
3,580
|
3,461
|
3077
|
2676
|
|
1,500
|
577
|
438
|
351
|
75
|
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3,100
|
4,157
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3,899
|
3,428
|
2,751
|
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North Carolina
|
90
|
118
|
168
|
290
|
321
|
|
300
|
367
|
296
|
339
|
325
|
|
390
|
485
|
464
|
629
|
646
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North Dakota
|
26
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
|
100
|
161
|
141
|
92
|
73
|
|
126
|
192
|
172
|
124
|
105
|
|
Ohio
|
390
|
524
|
552
|
505
|
465
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
390
|
524
|
552
|
506
|
465
|
|
Oklahoma
|
101
|
171
|
260
|
302
|
293
|
|
225
|
223
|
155
|
131
|
114
|
|
326
|
394
|
415
|
433
|
407
|
|
Oregon
|
173
|
288
|
240
|
181
|
298
|
|
490
|
269
|
244
|
284
|
180
|
|
663
|
557
|
484
|
465
|
478
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,430
|
1,984
|
2,682
|
2947
|
2918
|
|
0
|
28
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
|
1,430
|
2,012
|
2,702
|
2,947
|
2,919
|
|
Rhode Island
|
81
|
153
|
216
|
297
|
284
|
|
147
|
79
|
12
|
157
|
157
|
|
228
|
232
|
228
|
454
|
441
|
|
South Carolina
|
146
|
251
|
269
|
247
|
270
|
|
250
|
87
|
224
|
174
|
185
|
|
396
|
338
|
493
|
421
|
455
|
|
South Dakota
|
75
|
67
|
60
|
56
|
55
|
|
60
|
32
|
34
|
19
|
51
|
|
135
|
99
|
94
|
75
|
106
|
|
Tennessee
|
270
|
175
|
213
|
253
|
277
|
|
50
|
85
|
70
|
31
|
58
|
|
320
|
260
|
283
|
284
|
335
|
|
Texas
|
986
|
1,460
|
1,964
|
1745
|
2090
|
|
500
|
349
|
456
|
523
|
298
|
|
1,486
|
1,809
|
2,420
|
2,268
|
2,388
|
|
Utah
|
71
|
86
|
111
|
108
|
114
|
|
111
|
103
|
114
|
73
|
106
|
|
182
|
189
|
225
|
181
|
220
|
|
Vermont
|
34
|
34
|
35
|
52
|
60
|
|
31
|
37
|
23
|
30
|
26
|
|
65
|
71
|
58
|
82
|
86
|
|
Virginia
|
306
|
191
|
468
|
410
|
391
|
|
275
|
432
|
355
|
272
|
360
|
|
581
|
623
|
823
|
682
|
751
|
|
Washington
|
370
|
582
|
535
|
561
|
597
|
|
550
|
467
|
367
|
265
|
249
|
|
920
|
1,049
|
902
|
826
|
846
|
|
West Virginia
|
124
|
126
|
158
|
195
|
219
|
|
270
|
255
|
198
|
215
|
195
|
|
394
|
381
|
356
|
410
|
414
|
|
Wisconsin
|
476
|
568
|
691
|
756
|
640
|
|
157
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
633
|
688
|
691
|
756
|
640
|
|
Wyoming
|
18
|
19
|
18
|
29
|
39
|
|
80
|
94
|
107
|
85
|
86
|
|
98
|
113
|
125
|
114
|
125
|
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50 State Totals
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16,930
|
24,555
|
27,822
|
28,067
|
27,567
|
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10,062
|
8,775
|
8,062
|
6,912
|
6,543
|
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26,992
|
33,330
|
35,884
|
34,903
|
34,110
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*No data for Massachusetts in 1996 (estimate 850 based on trend)
NCSL June 2009.
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