Leadership Positions in State Legislatures

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Listed below are the various leadership positions and the number of people holding those positions in the state legislatures.

Leadership Positions in State Legislatures
State	Legislature Totals	Senate Positions	House Positions
Alabama	35 senators 105 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Minority leader	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Minority leader
Alaska	20 senators 40 representatives	President Majority leader Minority leader	Speaker Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip
Arizona	30 senators 60 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Assistant majority leader Minority whip
Arkansas	35 senators 100 representatives	President President pro tem	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Minority leader
California	40 senators 80 assembly members	President President pro tem Majority leader Minority leader	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip (2) Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader (3) Minority caucus chair Minority whip (3)
Colorado	35 senators 65 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair
Connecticut	36 senators 151 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Deputy president pro tem Deputy majority leader (2) Majority whip Deputy majority whip Chief assistant pro tem (4) Assistant majority leader (5) Minority leader Deputy minority leader Chief deputy pro tem Minority whip Assistant minority leader (4)	Speaker Deputy speaker (2) Majority leader Deputy majority leader (5) Majority whip at large Assistant majority leader (16) Minority leader Deputy minority leader (2) Deputy minority leader at large Minority whip (3/4) Assistant minority leader (7) Speaker pro tem Deputy majority whip
Delaware	21 senators 41 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip	Speaker Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip
Florida	40 senators 120 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Minority leader	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Democratic leader Democratic leader pro tem Democratic floor whip (2) Democratic caucus chair Democratic caucus vice chair Democratic message chair
Georgia	56 senators 180 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Minority leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Majority caucus secretary Minority leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair Minority caucus vice chair Minority caucus secretary
Hawaii	25 senators 51 representatives	President Vice president Majority leader Majority floor leader Majority caucus leader Majority whip Minority leader	Speaker Vice speaker Majority leader Majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority floor leader (10) Minority leader Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader
Idaho	35 senators 70 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair	Speaker Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair
Illinois	59 senators 118 representatives	President Majority leader Assistant majority leader (5) Majority caucus chair Majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader (5) Minority caucus chair Deputy minority caucus chair Minority caucus whip (2)	Speaker Majority leader Deputy majority leader (2) Assistant majority leader (6) Majority conference chair Minority leader Deputy minority leader (2) Assistant minority leader (6) Minority conference chair
Indiana	50 senators 100 representatives	President President pro tem Assistant president pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Majority caucus chair Assistant majority caucus chair (2) Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip Minority caucus chair Assistant minority caucus chair (2)	Speaker Speaker pro tem Speaker pro tem emeritis Deputy speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority caucus chair Assistant majority caucus chair Majority whip Assistant majority whip Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority caucus chair Assistant minority caucus chair Minority whip
Iowa	50 senators 100 representatives	Democratic President Republican President Democratic President pro tem Republican President pro tem Democratic floor leader Republican floor leader Democratic Whip Democratic Assistant leader (4) Republican Assistant leader (5)	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader (4) Majority whip Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader (5)
Kansas	40 senators 125 representatives	President Vice president Majority leader/caucus chair Assistant majority leader (2) Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair Minority policy agenda chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Minority agenda chair Minority caucus chair
Kentucky	38 senators 100 representatives	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair
Louisiana	39 senators 105 representatives	President President pro tem	Speaker Speaker pro tem
Maine	35 senators 151 representatives	President Majority leader Assistant majority leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader	Speaker Majority leader Assistant majority leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader
Maryland	47 senators 141 delegates	President President pro tem Majority leader Deputy majority leader Assistant deputy majority leader Majority whip Deputy majority whip Assistant deputy majority whip (2) Minority leader Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Deputy majority leader Deputy speaker pro tem Majority whip Deputy majority whip (13) Assistant majority floor leader Minority leader Minority whip
Massachusetts	40 senators 160 representatives	President Majority leader Majority whip Assistant majority leader 2nd assistant majority leader Minority leader 1st assistant minority leader 2nd assistant minority leader/whip 3rd assistant minority leader/ assistant whip	Speaker Majority leader 1st assistant majority leader 2nd assistant majority leader Minority leader 1st assistant minority leader 2nd assistant minority leader 3rd assistant minority leader
Michigan	48 senators 120 representatives	President President pro tem Assistant president pro tem Associate president pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority caucus chair Assistant majority caucus chair Majority whip Assistant majority whip Democratic leader Assistant Democratic leader Democratic floor leader Assistant Democratic floor leader Democratic caucus chair Assistant Democratic caucus chair Democratic whip Assistant Democratic whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Associate speaker pro tem (2) Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader (2) Majority caucus chair Assistant majority caucus chair Majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader Assistant associate minority leader Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Assistant associate minority floor leader Minority caucus chair Minority caucus vice chair Minority caucus secretary Minority whip (14)
Minnesota	67 senators 134 representatives	President Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority whip (4) Minority leader Assistant minority leader (5)	Speaker Speaker pro tem (2) Majority leader Assistant majority leader (8) Minority leader Assistant minority leader (8)
Mississippi	52 senators 122 representatives	President President pro tem	Speaker Speaker pro tem
Missouri	34 senators 163 representatives	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority caucus chair Majority caucus secretary Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority caucus chair Minority caucus secretary Minority caucus whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Majority caucus secretary Minority floor leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair Minority caucus secretary
Montana	50 senators 100 representatives	President (1) President pro tem (1) Majority leader (1) Majority whip (2) Minority leader (1) Minority whip (2)	Speaker (1) Democratic leader (1) Republican leader (1) Democratic floor leader (1) Republican floor leader (1) Democratic whip (2) Republican whip (2)
Nebraska	49 senators	President Speaker	Not applicable-unicameral
Nevada	21 senators 42 assemblymen	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem (vacant-deceased) Majority leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority whip
New Hampshire	24 senators 400 representatives	President President pro tem Vice president (3) Dean of the Senate Majority leader Deputy majority leaders Assistant majority leader (4) Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip	Speaker Deputy Speaker Majority leader Assistant majority leader (3) Majority whip Assistant majority whip (6) Republican leader (20) Minority leader Deputy minority leader Senior assistant minority leader Assistant minority leader (7) Democratic whip Deputy minority whip Assistant minority whip
New Jersey	40 senators 80 assembly members	President President pro tem Majority leader Deputy majority leader Assistant majority leader (4) Majority whip Majority conference leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader (2) Minority leader pro tem Associate minority leader Deputy minority leader Minority whip	Speaker Majority leader Speaker pro temp Majority conference leader Deputy speakers (5) Assistant majority leader (2) Majority whip Assistant majority whip (2) Parliamentarian Minority leader Minority conference leader Minority leader pro tem Deputy minority leader (2) Associate minority leader (4) Minority whip Deputy minority conference leader Assistant minority leader (3) Parliamentarian to minority caucus
New Mexico	42 senators 70 representatives	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair	Speaker Majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair
New York	61 senators 150 assembly members	President President pro tem/majority leader Vice president pro tem Senate finance committee chair Deputy majority leader (4) Majority whip Deputy majority whip Assistant majority whip Majority committee chair (2) Majority conference chair Majority conference vice chair Majority conference secretary Senior assistant majority leader Assistant majority leader (2) Minority leader Deputy minority leader Minority conference chair Minority conference vice chair Minority conference secretary Assistant minority leader (4) Minority whip Assistant minority whip Deputy minority whip Minority policy comte chair Minority program development chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Assistant speaker pro tem Majority leader Deputy speaker Assistant speaker Deputy majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority whip Deputy majority whip Assistant majority whip Majority conference chair Majority conference vice chair Majority conference secretary Majority committee chair (5) Minority leader Minority leader pro tem Ranking minority member Assistant minority leader pro tem Deputy minority leader Assistant minority leader (2) Minority whip Assistant minority whip Minority conference chair Minority conference vice-chair Minority conference secretary Minority committee chair (3) Minority committee vice-chair (3)
North Carolina	50 senators 120 representatives	President President pro tem Deputy president pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip (2)
North Dakota	49 senators 98 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair	Speaker Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair
Ohio	33 senators 99 representatives	President/caucus chair President pro tem Assistant president pro tem Majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip
Oklahoma	48 senators 101 representatives	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip (2) Majority caucus chair Minority floor leader	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Executive majority leader Minority leader
Oregon	30 senators 60 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Majority whip/asst. majority leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader (3) Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader (2) Minority whip Assistant minority leader (5)
Pennsylvania	50 senators 203 representatives	President President pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Majority caucus secretary Majority caucus administrator Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair Minority caucus secretary Minority caucus administrator	Speaker Majority leader Majority whip Majority caucus chair Majority appropriations chair Majority caucus secretary Majority caucus administrator Minority leader Minority whip Minority caucus chair Minority appropriations chair Minority caucus secretary Minority caucus administrator
Rhode Island	50 senators 100 representatives	President President pro tem Deputy president pro tem Majority leader 1st deputy majority leader Senior deputy majority leader Deputy majority leader (6) Majority whip Deputy majority whip Minority leader Deputy minority leader (2)	Speaker Deputy speaker Speaker pro tem Deputy speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Deputy majority whip Deputy majority leader (11) Minority leader Deputy minority leader (2)
South Carolina	46 senators 124 representatives	President President pro tem	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Minority leader
South Dakota	35 senators 70 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority whip (2) Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip (2)	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority whip (4) Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority whip
Tennessee	33 senators 99 representatives	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Minority caucus chair	Speaker Speaker pro tem Deputy speaker Majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Minority caucus chair
Texas	31 senators 150 representatives	President President pro tem	Speaker Speaker pro tem
Utah	29 senators 75 representatives	President Majority leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Minority leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip	Speaker Majority leader Majority whip Majority assistant whip Minority leader Minority whip Minority assistant whip Fourth member
Vermont	30 senators 150 representatives	President President pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader	Speaker Majority leader Assistant majority leader Minority leader Assistant minority leader
Virginia	40 senators 100 delegates	President President pro tem Majority leader/ Majority caucus chair Minority leader	Speaker Majority leader Majority caucus chair Minority leader Joint minority caucus chair
Washington	49 senators 98 representatives	President President pro tem Vice president pro tem Majority leader Majority floor leader Assistant majority floor leader Majority whip Assistant majority whip Majority caucus chair Majority caucus vice chair Minority leader Minority floor leader Assistant minority floor leader Minority whip Assistant minority whip Deputy minority leader Minority caucus chair Minority caucus vice chair	Speaker Speaker Pro tem Majority leader Majority caucus chair Majority whip Majority floor leader Majority caucus vice chair Majority assistant floor leader Majority assistant whip (3) Minority leader Minority deputy leader Minority caucus chair Minority whip Minority floor leader Minority caucus vice chair Minority assistant floor leader (2) Minority assistant whip (3)
West Virginia	34 senators 100 delegates	President President pro tem Majority leader Majority whip Minority leader Minority whip	Speaker (1) Speaker pro tem (1) Majority leader (1) Majority whip (1) Majority assistant whip (5) Minority leader (1) Minority whip (1)
Wisconsin	33 senators 99 representatives	President (1) President pro tem (1) Majority leader (1) Assistant majority leader (1) Majority caucus chair (1) Minority caucus secretary 1) Minority leader (1) Assistant minority leader (1) Minority caucus chair (1) Minority caucus secretary (1)	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority leader Assistant majority leader Majority caucus chair Majority caucus vice chair Majority caucus secretary Majority caucus sergeant Minority leader Assistant minority leader Minority caucus chair Minority caucus vice chair Minority caucus secretary Minority caucus sergeant
Wyoming	30 senators 60 representatives	President Vice president Majority floor leader Minority floor leader Minority whip	Speaker Speaker pro tem Majority floor leader Majority whip Minority floor leader Minority whip Minority caucus leader

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