A state senator is an elected representative who works at the state level. They make laws and decisions that affect their state rather than the whole country. Full definition
The 74 - year - old former state senator who secretly recorded seven elected officials last summer was sentenced to serve one year and a day in prison for a mail - fraud conviction. (wsj.com)
Three of the four Republican state senators who voted «yes» on same - sex marriage chose to run for reelection. (nynow.wmht.org)
They are both former state senators who never met a camera or microphone they didn't like. (observer.com)