Facts About the Senate of the 87th Legislature
Age:
- The average age is 61.8
- The oldest senator is 80 years old.
- The youngest senator is 46 years old.
Experience:
- The average legislative experience is 15.9 years.
- The greatest individual legislative experience is 49 years.
- The senators have a combined total of 493 years of legislative experience.
The Senate is currently composed of:
- 21 men and 10 women;
- 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats;
- 27 incumbents and 4 new members;
Occupations and Industries include:
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Business
- Communications
- Consulting
- Engineering
- Financial Services
- Insurance
- Law
- Medicine
- Non-Profit
- Steel