senate president's absence, the senate vice-president presides. The President of the Kansas Senate assigns proposed bills to committees and the majority leader determines the calendar and order of bills to be debated on the floor of the Kansas Senate. The Organization, Rules and Calendar Committee is made up of the President, Vice-President, Majority leader, Assistant Majority Leader, Minority Leader and four senators elected by the majority caucus. The current President of the Senate is Republican Ty Masterson of District 16 (Wichita). The Senate Majority Leader is Larry Alley of District 32 (Winfield). The Senate Minority Leader is Democrat Dinah Sykes of District 21 (Lenexa). Party composition Officers List of current senators Past composition of the Senate See also List of Kansas state legislatures References External links Interactive Map of Kansas House and Senate Districts State Senate of Kansas at Project Vote Smart Kansas Oral History Project Kansas Legislature State upper houses in the United States