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Uriah
02-23-2013, 01:27 PM
Do any states in the union have state senators that represent a geographic area rather than population?

In Iowa, two House seats are combined to create one Senate seat. How is it done in other states? If both deliberative bodies of a bicameral legislature represent the people based on population is that not ridiculously redundant?
TokenLibertarianGuy
02-23-2013, 01:47 PM
Redundancy is something government does best.
Uriah
02-23-2013, 02:24 PM
Redundancy is something government does best.
I know.
Smart3
02-23-2013, 09:08 PM
Senators here represent 1 million people + now. No particular reason why our districts are drawn the way they are.
WM_in_MO
02-23-2013, 10:08 PM
What other way would they be ? Elected by the cities in their districts?