In Montana, state Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat, was barely leading three-term incumbent Republican Sen.
First, Schiff is an established officeholder whose state Senate district includes all of the congressional district.
Two years later, however, Schiff ran for the state Senate in an open seat and won.
From 1993 to 1999, he also represented Uinta County in the Wyoming State Senate.
The bill passed the state Senate in a bipartisan 26-10 vote on Wednesday evening.
Why did he give up the potential of running the state senate to become lieutenant governor?
State Senator MALCOLM SMITH (Democrat, New York State Senate Minority Leader): Thank you for having me.
According to Novack, it was a miracle that the Arizona bill passed the state Senate.
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Only on the final day did he defend himself in front of the state senate.
One of his Iowa campaign ads features former State Senate colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans.
Laidig defended the education laws in the State Senate, which made him a target for Bachmann.
In August, the California state Senate blocked its bid to buy Franklin Financial, a one-branch bank in Southern California.
For more now we're going to turn now to New York State senate minority leader Malcolm Smith.
Following Mr. Cuomo's announcement, expected Friday afternoon, Mr. Prendergast's appointment will require confirmation from the state Senate.
The same governor and state Senate that fought for the cause in 1997 have lost their nerve.
But Republicans in the state senate must be evaluating their own chances for survival at the moment.
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Once in the State Senate, Bachmann rallied Republicans against Profile of Learning, and the statute was eventually repealed.
Hiram Monserrate was expelled from the state Senate last month after he was convicted of attacking his girlfriend.
He's going to the celebration in the state senate just, where the Democrats did really well in November.
Though largely symbolic (it's unlikely to get through the more conservative state Senate), supporters claimed it as a victory.
Smith has been in office since 2000 and has been both majority and minority leader of the state Senate.
Obama ran for the Illinois state Senate in 1996 and served from 1997-2004.
Running for the Illinois state senate in 1998, Obama said he was "undecided" about whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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The state Senate has yet to approve the payment and it has not yet been signed by the governor.
It was also politically significant, in that the New York State Senate is controlled by a conservative Republican majority.
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And while the Illinois State Senate sharpened its axe, Mr Blagojevich toured the TV studios, still pleading his innocence.
His sister, Constance Williams, who served in the Pennsylvania state Senate and House as a Democrat, is backing Obama.
In his race for the state Senate he used technicalities to force the withdrawal of Alice Palmer, the incumbent.
Burns' Democratic rival, state Senate President Jon Tester, is trying to garner more than the "anyone but Conrad" vote.
Both couples might have benefited from a new bill that has just been passed by New York's state Senate.
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