Sentences with phrase «of seats in the chamber»

The 2000 redistricting process reduced the number of seats in the chamber from 50 to 38.

December and January runoffs are possible in two other states with Senate races, so it could be even longer before either party can claim a majority of seats in the chamber in the next Congress.

Even Assembly Democrats, who hold more than two - thirds of the seats in that chamber, managed to approve the measure by just a few votes.

But Democratic unity in the Senate has been difficult to come by: Democrats failed to achieve a net gain of a seat in the chamber, despite hoping to run competitive races in suburban districts.

Son Adam at times appears to serve as his father's informal political advisor, as in this conversation, also recorded in late 2014, where the two discuss the continued alliance between the Republicans, who had just won a slim majority of the seats in the chamber, and a small group of independent Democrats led by Senator Jeff Klein.

Even Assembly Democrats, who hold more than two - thirds of the seats in that chamber, managed to approve the measures by just a few votes.

«Once I am elected there will be 32 Democrats in the Senate, giving our party a majority of seats in the chamber.

Son Adam at times appears to serve as his father's informal political advisor, as in this conversation, also recorded in late 2014, where the two discuss the continued alliance between the Republicans, who had just won a slim majority of the seats in the chamber, and a small group of independent Democrats led by Sen. Jeff Klein.