Alaska_State_Senate
Alaska Senate
Upper house of the Alaska Legislative
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = #E81B23 | name = Alaska State Senate | legislature = Alaska Legislature | coa_pic = Seal of the State of Alaska.svg | house_type = Upper house | term_limits = None | session_room = Senate Chamber, Alaska.jpg | new_session = January 17, 2023 | leader1_type = President | leader1 = Gary Stevens (R-C) | election1 = January 17, 2023 | leader2_type = Majority Leader | leader2 = Cathy Giessel (R-C) | election2 = January 17, 2023 | leader3_type = Minority Leader | leader3 = Shelley Hughes ([[Republican Party (United States) [R]]-Non Coalition government/NC) | election3 = January 17, 2023 | structure1 = Alaska State Senate 2023-2025.svg | structure1_res = 250px | term_length = 4 years | authority = Article 2, Alaska Constitution | salary = $50,400/year + per diem ($200/day, in session) | members = 20 | voting_system1 = Nonpartisan blanket primary / Ranked-choice voting
(Beginning in 2022) | last_election1 = November 8, 2022 (19 seats: all except district T) | next_election1 = November 5, 2024 (10 seats: districts B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T) | redistricting = Alaska Redistricting Board | political_groups1 =
Majority coalition
- Democratic (9)
- Republican (8)
Non-caucusing members
- Republican (3)
| meeting_place = State Senate Chamber
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, Alaska | website = Alaska State Senate
}} The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
With just twenty members, the Alaska Senate is the smallest state legislative chamber in the United States. Its members serve four-year terms and each represent an equal number of districts with populations of approximately 35,512 people, per 2010 census figures. They are not subject to term limits.