The Effect of Term Limits in the 2006 Elections
April 6, 2006
Term limits will prevent a total of 268 legislators in 13 states from running for re-election in the 2006 elections. The hardest hit chambers will be the Nebraska Senate (losing 41% of its membership), the California House (losing 33% of its membership), the California Senate (losing 30% of its membership), and the Arkansas House (losing 29% of its membership).
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Legislators Termed Out in 2006 |
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State |
House Chamber |
Senate Chamber |
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Arizona |
3 of 60 members (5%) |
3 of 30 members (10%) |
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Arkansas |
29 of 100 members (29%) |
1(b) of 35 members (6%) |
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California |
26 of 80 members (33%) |
12 of 40 members (30%) |
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Colorado |
11 of 60 members (18%) |
4 of 35 members (11%) |
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Florida |
19 of 120 members (16%) |
5 of 40 members (13%) |
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Maine |
19 of 151 members (13%) |
1 of 35 members (3%) |
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Michigan |
23 of 110 members (21%) |
6 of 38 members (16%) |
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Missouri |
10 of 163 members (6%) |
3 of 34 members (9%) |
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Montana |
16 of 100 members (16%) |
5 of 50 members (10%) |
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Nebraska |
(a) |
20 of 49 members (41%) |
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Ohio |
14 of 99 members (14%) |
7 of 33 members (21%) |
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Oklahoma |
15 of 101 members (15%) |
7 of 48 members (15%) |
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South Dakota |
7 of 70 members (10%) |
2 of 35 members (6%) |
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Total by Chamber |
192 House Members |
76 Senate Members |
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Combined Total |
268 State Legislators |
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(a) Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature in which all members are called senators.
(b) A second senator would have been termed out in 2006, but died in office in February 2006.
Leaders and Committee Chairs Termed Out
Among the 268 legislators termed out this year are 26 key leaders (only presiding officers and majority and minority floor leaders are included in this total) and 109 chairs of standing committees.
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Leaders and Committee Chairs Termed Out in 2006 |
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State |
Leaders |
Committee Chairs |
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Arizona |
Senate President
Senate Minority Leader |
House Financial Institutions & Insurance
House Ways and Means |
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Arkansas |
Speaker of the House
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Legislative Council (House & Senate Chairs)
Senate Revenue & Tax
House Rules
House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs
House Public Transportation
House Agriculture, Forestry, & Economic Development
House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor
House Education
Joint Educational Facilities (House)
House Revenue & Taxation
Legislative Joint Auditing (House)
Legislative Facilities (House)
House Judiciary |
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California
|
Assembly Majority Leader |
Senate Elections, Reapportionment, & Constitutional Amendments Senate Labor & Industrial Relations
Senate Budget & Fiscal Review
Joint Legislative Budget (Senate)
Senate Judiciary
Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications
Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development
Senate Government Modernization, Efficiency, & Accountability
Joint Boards, Commissions, & Consumer Protection (Senate)
Senate Veterans Affairs
Senate Appropriations
Senate Health
Senate Banking, Finance, & Insurance
Senate Public Employment & Retirement
House Agriculture
House Health
House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, Internet Media
House Appropriations
House Education
House Governmental Organization
House Revenue & Taxation
House Labor & Employment
House Higher Education
House Agriculture
House Business & Professions
House Veteran Affairs
House Transportation
House Local Government
House Elections & Redistricting
House Committee on Insurance |
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Colorado
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House Appropriations
House Finance |
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Florida
|
Senate President
Speaker of the House
House Minority Leader |
Senate Children & Families
Senate General Government Appropriations
Senate Transportation
House Commerce
House Rules & Calendar
House Justice
House State Infrastructure
House Local Government |
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Maine
|
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
House Minority Leader |
House Government Oversight
House Engrossed Bills |
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Michigan
|
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
House Minority Leader |
Senate Appropriations
Senate Government Operations
Senate Health & Policy
House Employment Relations, Training, & Safety
House Government Operations
House Appropriations
House Senior Health, Security & Retirement |
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Missouri
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Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
Senate Commerce, Energy, & the Environment
House Appropriations- Transportation & Economic Development
House Agriculture Policy
House Children & Families
House Administration & Accounts |
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Montana
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Senate President
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
House Minority Leader
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Senate Rules
Senate Ethics
Senate Natural Resources
House Appropriations
House Education
House Fish, Wildlife, & Parks
House Local Government |
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Nebraska
|
Speaker of the Senate
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Senate Transportation & Telecommunications
Senate Legislative Performance Audit
Senate Judiciary
Senate Business & Labor
Senate Health & Human Services
Senate Behavioral Health Oversight
Senate Agriculture
Senate Revenue
Senate Appropriations
Senate Natural Resources
Senate Retirement Systems
Senate Building Maintenance |
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Ohio
|
Senate Minority Leader |
Senate Highway & Transportation
House State Government
House Finance & Appropriations
House Ways & Means
House Judiciary |
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Oklahoma
|
Senate Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
House Minority Leader
|
Senate Commerce
Senate Aerospace, Communications &
Technology
Senate Health & Human
Resources
Senate Transportation
House County & Municipal Government
House Common Education
House Aerospace & Technology
House Tourism & Recreation
House Judiciary
House Transportation |
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South Dakota
|
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
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Senate State Affairs
House Local Government
House Government Operations & Audit
House Legislative Procedure
House Retirement Laws
House Commerce |
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Total |
26 Leaders |
109 Committee Chairs |
Information compiled by Brianna Svoboda, NCSL Intern.
For more information on legislative term limits, visit NCSL’s main term limits page or contact Jennie Bowser in NCSL’s Denver office.
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