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gptkbp:instanceOf
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State Senate
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gptkbp:advocacy
|
Allowed
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gptkbp:age
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30 years
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gptkbp:approves
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Governor's appointments
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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Live on Tennessee Channel
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Jeff_Yarbro
Open to the public
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gptkbp:composedOf
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33 members
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gptkbp:conflict
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Yes
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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Republican_majority
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gptkbp:electionYear
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Even-numbered years
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gptkbp:employs
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$20,000 per year
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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1796
2022
2024
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gptkbp:hasMember
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Yes
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Available at state archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
Part_of_Tennessee's_government_since_statehood
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Tennessee Senate
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gptkbp:isStudiedIn
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April
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gptkbp:judges
|
gptkb:Jack_Johnson
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gptkbp:legacy
|
Redistricting every 10 years
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gptkbp:legislation
|
33
Education, healthcare, infrastructure
Regular and special sessions
Bills_must_pass_both_chambers
Conducted_by_the_Tennessee_Legislative_Research_Commission
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gptkbp:length
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4 years
|
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gptkbp:meets
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gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
January
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gptkbp:moral
|
Yes
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gptkbp:notable_member
|
gptkb:Bill_Frist
gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkb:Bob_Corker
gptkb:Marsha_Blackburn
Lamar Alexander
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gptkbp:offersServices
|
Called by Governor
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gptkbp:oversees
|
State budget
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gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:Tennessee_General_Assembly
|
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gptkbp:politicalParty
|
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
Occasional collaboration on issues
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gptkbp:president
|
gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee
|
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gptkbp:previousWinners
|
Democratic_majority_before_2000
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gptkbp:providesServices
|
Available to residents
|
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gptkbp:publicAccess
|
Open to the public
Town_hall_meetings
|
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gptkbp:residence
|
Resident_of_Tennessee
|
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gptkbp:responsibleFor
|
Legislation
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gptkbp:session
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Annual
Published annually.
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gptkbp:termStart
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No term limits
|
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gptkbp:USClassification
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U.S._citizen
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
|
First-past-the-post
Publicly available
Direct election
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gptkbp:website
|
www.capitol.tn.gov/senate
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