When will the next senator from the state Taylor Hicks is from be seated?
January 3, 2018
Title: Joe Perry (politician)
Passage: Joseph 'Joe' C. Perry is an American businessperson and politician from Maine. Perry, a Democrat, served in the Maine Senate from District 32, which included his hometown of Bangor and Hermon. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving from 8 years (1996-2004) in the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Bangor. He defeated incumbent Republican Senator Tom Sawyer by 280 votes. In 2015, Perry won a seat on the Bangor City Council.
Title: Mike Foote
Passage: Mike Foote is an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives who represented District 12 from January 9, 2013 to early 2019. In December 2018, Foote, a Democrat, was selected to fill the vacant State Senate District 17 seat after state senator Matt Jones resigned to become Boulder County Commissioner.
Title: Joseph Santo
Passage: Joseph Santo is a former Republican member of the Connecticut Senate, representing Norwalk and part of Darien, Connecticut in Connecticut's 25th District from 1986 to 1987. He won the seat in a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of State Senator Andrew J. Santaniello, Jr.. He defeated John Atkin for the seat, but was defeated by Atkin later the same year in the general election.
Title: Government of Australia
Passage: Twelve Senators from each state are elected for six-year terms, using proportional representation and the single transferable vote (known in Australia as "quota-preferential voting": see Australian electoral system), with half elected every three years. In addition to the state Senators, two senators are elected by voters from the Northern Territory (which for this purpose includes the Indian Ocean Territories, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands), while another two senators are elected by the voters of the Australian Capital Territory (which for this purpose includes the Jervis Bay Territory). Senators from the territories are also elected using preferential voting, but their term of office is not fixed;  it starts on the day of a general election for the House of Representatives and ends on the day before the next such election.
Title: 2018 United States Senate elections
Passage: United States Senate elections, 2018 ← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 → 33 of the 100 seats (Class 1) in the United States Senate (and 2 special elections) 51 seats needed for a majority Leader Mitch McConnell Chuck Schumer Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2017 Leader's seat Kentucky New York Current seats 51 47 Seats needed Seats up 9 24 Party Independent Current seats Seats up Seats up for election (general & special): Democratic incumbent running Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent running Republican incumbent retiring Independent incumbent running No election Inset rectangle signifies a special election. Incumbent Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Republican
Title: Joe Hicks (musician)
Passage: Joe Hicks is an American R&B and soul blues singer and songwriter. He hailed from San Francisco, California, United States, and found limited success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hicks recorded an album for a subsidiary label of Stax Records.
Title: Bob Runciman
Passage: Robert William Runciman (born August 10, 1942) is a veteran Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, he held the seat continuously for Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for the next 29 years. On January 29, 2010, he was appointed to a federal legislative position as a Conservative to the Senate of Canada where he served until August 10, 2017.
Title: 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama
Passage: Jones was sworn into office on January 3, 2018, becoming the first Democratic U.S. Senator from Alabama since Howell Heflin's retirement in 1997.
Title: United States Senate
Passage: United States Senate 115th United States Congress Seal of the U.S. Senate Flag of the U.S. Senate Type Type Upper house of the United States Congress Term limits None History New session started January 3, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 03) Leadership President of the Senate / Vice President Mike Pence (R) Since January 20, 2017 President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch (R) Since January 6, 2015 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) Since January 3, 2015 Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) Since January 3, 2017 Majority Whip John Cornyn (R) Since January 3, 2015 Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D) Since January 3, 2015 Structure Seats 100 Political groups Majority (52) Republican (52) Minority (48) Democratic (46) Independents (2) (caucus with Democrats) Length of term 6 years Elections Voting system First - past - the - post; nonpartisan blanket primary with a majoritarian second round in 3 states. Last election November 8, 2016 (34 seats) Next election November 6, 2018 (33 seats) Meeting place Senate chamber United States Capitol Washington, D.C., United States Website www.senate.gov Constitution United States Constitution
Title: Senate of Canada
Passage: The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General). The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords and consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Seats are assigned on a regional basis: four regions -- defined as Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and the Western provinces -- each receive 24 seats, with the remaining portions of the country -- Newfoundland and Labrador and the three northern territories -- assigned the remaining 9 seats apart from these regional divisions. Senators may serve until they reach the age of 75.
Title: American Idol
Passage: Theories given for the success of Southerners on Idol have been: more versatility with musical genres, as the Southern U.S. is home to several music genre scenes; not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business; text-voting due to the South having the highest percentage of cell-phone only households; and the strong heritage of music and singing, which is notable in the Bible Belt, where it is in church that many people get their start in public singing. Others also suggest that the Southern character of these contestants appeal to the South, as well as local pride. According to season five winner Taylor Hicks, who is from the state of Alabama, "People in the South have a lot of pride ... So, they're adamant about supporting the contestants who do well from their state or region."
Title: 2018 United States Senate elections
Passage: Elections to the United States Senate will be held November 6, 2018, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections and two seats being contested in special elections. The winners will serve six - year terms from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025. Currently, Democrats have 26 seats up for election, including the seats of two independents who caucus with them. Republicans have nine seats up for election. The seats up for regular election in 2018 were last up for election in 2012; in addition, special elections will be scheduled if vacancies occur, as has already happened in Minnesota and Mississippi.
Title: Jedediah Morgan
Passage: Jedediah Morgan was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1824 to 1826, sitting in the 47th, 48th and 49th New York State Legislatures. In 1824, Morgan was one of only three State Senators who voted against the removal of DeWitt Clinton from the Erie Canal Commission. In 1826, he resigned his seat in the Senate due to ill health, and died soon afterwards.
Title: 2018 United States Senate elections
Passage: Elections to the United States Senate will be held November 6, 2018, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections. The winners will serve six - year terms from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025. Currently, Democrats have 23 seats up for election along with 2 independents who caucus with them. Republicans have 8 seats up for election. Two of the Republican seats are open as a result of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker's and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake's pending retirements. The seats up for election in 2018 were last up for election in 2012, although some seats may have special elections if incumbents die or resign, as has already happened in Alabama and Minnesota. After the 2016 elections, some state election officials are trying to upgrade voting systems in time for this election.
Title: 2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Passage: The 2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the special election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Title: Jon Tester
Passage: Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Montana, a seat he was first elected to in 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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