Senator

Senators, also referred to as Galactic Senators, were individuals who represented the many planets of the galaxy in the Senate of the Galactic Republic. Some senators were genuine in their desire to make improvements, while others were entirely corrupt and sought only personal gain. Senators were often served by various aides, whose careers were closely tied to the senator they served, unless they were able to replace them.Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia Many senators supported and cheered Sheev Palpatine's proclamation that turned the Republic into the Galactic Empire at the end of the Clone Wars. The senators then became members of the Imperial Senate.
Fourteen years into the Imperial Senate's existence, the power of the senators had grown weaker as the Emperor's planetary governors and Moffs exercised more responsibility over their planets and systems.Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide A few years later, the Imperial Senate was disbanded by the Emperor.
Shortly after the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance achieved their goal and restored the Republic in the form of the New Republic. As one of its first acts in the long process of bringing back democracy to the galaxy, the Republic restored the Galactic Senate.
==Description==
A senator's formalwear reflected the culture of their homeworld but could also command respect when they negotiated deals. Many senators proudly wore the traditional attire of their people, although some used their status and the significant budget of their office to purchase lavish clothing. They instead wore the finest imported fabrics in elaborate creations designed by the most famous fashion designers on Coruscant. Prudent senatorial aides followed the lead of their senator in the attire they chose for official duties, although others focused instead on creating an intimidating presence.Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
==History==
===Galactic Republic===
During the last decades of the Galactic Republic, senators represented the Republic's various member worlds, sectors and commerce guilds, including the Trade Federation, at the Galactic Senate on Coruscant. During the Invasion of Naboo, Sheev Palpatine served as the senator for Naboo and overall Chommell sectorQueen's Peril while Lott Dod represented the Federation. Their functions including representing their homeworlds, adjudicating on galactic disputes, and debating and voting on legislation and motions. However, Senate proceedings had grown increasingly gridlocked over the Republic's life time. One major issue came with the corporate senators, who actively took advantage of the system for corporate profit or to stall motions that threatened their company's interests and bottom-line.Queen's Shadow Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum held a distaste for senators who represented companies instead of planet, but such an opinion had become outdated and something he needed to keep hidden. Despite the meddling of such senators, most beings in the galaxy were of the opinion that senators from employers deserved a place in the Senate.
By the time of the Separatist Crisis, the Senate had at least two thousand senators.Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy Several Loyalist senators, including the Naboo senator Padmé Amidala, the Alderaanian senator Bail Organa, and the Ryloth senator Orn Free Taa formed the Loyalist Committee to advise Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. During the time of the Galactic Republic, the position had no term limit. After the creation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, many important senators—such as Toonbuck Toora and Rogwa Wodrata—elected to support the Republic's new rival. By the Clone Wars between the Republic and Confederacy, the Confederacy had established a rival Separatist Senate on the planet Raxus Secundus. Some prominent Separatist senators included the Onderonian Mina Bonteri and her son Lux Bonteri, Prime Minister Bec Lawise, and Voe Atell. Towards the end of the conflict, several concerned Republic senators including Amidala, Organa, and Mon Mothma formed the Delegation of 2,000 to criticize Palpatine's conduct of the war and to petition him to return his emergency powers to the Galactic Senate.
===Galactic Empire===
Following the Proclamation of the New Order, the Galactic Senate was revamped as the Imperial Senate of the Galactic Empire. While many senators welcomed the establishment of the Empire as an end to the carnage and destruction of the Clone Wars, others like Amidala and Organa were unhappy with the New Order. After Palpatine crowned himself as Emperor, the Imperial Senate's powers were progressively curtailed. By the fourteenth year of the Age of the Empire, Imperial senators wielded less power than planetary governors.
The Emperor preserved the Senate in order to convince its member worlds that they still had a part to play in the new government. In secret, the Emperor planned to abolish the Senate once the Death Star had been completed so that he could rule the Empire through terror.Darth Vader (2015) 1 Some senators like the Thrad senator Nadea Tural continued attending Senate sessions since she believed that the Empire passed legislation which had been voted into law. However, the Emperor often did not implement legislation introduced by the Senate. Some other notable senators included Bail Organa's adopted daughter Leia Organa, and the "Senator-in-exile" Gall Trayvis.
Following the theft of the Death Star plans, Darth Vader arrested Princess Leia for aiding the Rebel Alliance. Emperor Palpatine promptly dissolved the Imperial Senate. In addition, Tural and several other dissident senators were imprisoned at the Arrth-Eno Prison Complex on Coruscant. The Alliance attempted to rescue the imprisoned senators but the Emperor hatched a successful plot to kill the senators and the Rebel spies. Official Imperial propaganda claimed that the rebels had bombed the prison in order to deny these senators a trial.Star Wars Annual (2015) 1
===New Republic===
Following the Battle of Endor, the New Republic, the successor government established by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, re-established the Galactic Senate on Chandrila. Their duties included representing their homeworlds, debating and voting on legislation and motions, and investigating intrasystem disputes and criminal factions that threatened the New Republic. New Republic senatorial protocol also differentiated senators into two main categories: senior senator and junior senator.Bloodline
About twenty four years after the events on Endor, two major senatorial factions had emerged in the Galactic Senate: the Centrists, who desired a stronger galactic government and military; and the Populists, who wanted to preserve considerable autonomy for member worlds. The rivalry and philosophical differences between the two factions created deadlock in the Senate, which led to much inaction on the part of the New Republic. In response to this deadlock, the Centrists proposed the creation of a new office called First Senator, which would wield considerable power over the economy and military. Some prominent New Republic senators included Leia Organa, the Gatalenta senator Tai-Lin Garr, the Arkanis senator Lady Carise Sindian, and the Riosan senator Ransolm Casterfo. Prior to the destruction of the Hosnian system, several New Republic senators including Lady Carise and Erudo Ro-Kiintor were secretly colluding with the First Order, a remnant of the Old Empire.Before the Awakening
In 29 ABY,According to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, the Centrists seceded from the New Republic and joined the First Order five years before the Hosnian Cataclysm. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Hosnian Cataclysm to 34 ABY, the Centrists seceded in 29 ABY. Centrist systems seceded from the New Republic, publicly forming the political core of the First Order.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary The New Republic, along with its Senate, fell in 34 ABY when the First Order fired Starkiller Base; the superweapon wiped out the Hosnian system, leaving any surviving senators to dissolve the remnants of the New Republic Defense Fleet to protect their homeworlds.Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition One surviving senator was Hamato Xiono, who was offworld with his family when Hosnian Prime was destroyed.
==Galactic Republic, later Imperial Senators==
Senator 	Planet or sector represented 	Term 	Notes 	Species and gender
Aang 	Roona 	c. 21 BBY 	Member of Military Oversight Committee 	Roonan male
Aak, Ask 	Malastare 	c. 22 BBY 	Member of the Loyalist CommitteeStar Wars Helmet Collection 1 	Gran male
Alavar, Nee 	 	c. 19 BBY 	Member of Delegation of 2,000Star Wars: The Visual EncyclopediaArrested on charges of treasonStar Wars: The Rebel Files	Human
Aldrete, Agrippa 	Alderaan 	c. 32 BBYStar Wars: Galactic Atlas 	Aide to Senator Bail Antilles 	Human male
Amedda, Mas 	Champala 	c. 32 BBY 	Elected as Vice ChairCatalyst: A Rogue One Novel 	Chagrian male
Amidala, Padmé 	Chommell sector and Naboo 	28 BBYThe events of Queen's Shadow take place four years after the Invasion of Naboo, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 32 BBY. Therefore the events of the book, including Oshadam's resignation and Padmé Amidala's rise to senator, must take place in 28 BBY.–19 BBY 	Died giving birth to her children, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa 	Human female
Antilles, Bail 	Alderaan 	c. 32 BBY 	Succeeded by Bail Organa 	Alderaanian Human male
Argente, Passel 	Kooriva and the Corporate AllianceUltimate Star Wars 	c. 32 BBY–22 BBY 	Joined Separatists 	Koorivar male
Awmeeth, Veedaaz 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	
Baab, Fema 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Human female
Bar Gane, Edcel 	 	c. 32 BBY 	 	Roonan male
Binks, Jar Jar 	Representative of the Gungan people of Naboo 	c. 22 BBY–19 BBY 	 	Gungan male
Bonteri, Mina 	Onderon 	 	Joined Separatists and assassinated 	Human female
Bonteri, Lux 	Onderon 	c. 20 BBY 	Rejoined the Republic senate 	Human male
Breemu, Bana 	 	c. 19 BBY 	Member of Delegation of 2,000 	Human female
Bulgeski 	SallicheDooku: Jedi Lost 	c. 85 BBY 	 	Sallichen male
Burtoni, Halle 	Kamino 	c. 21 BBY—The aforementioned tweet places the events of "Senate Murders" (and, as a result, the other events of its episodic arc, including the Confederate–Republic peace initiative, the Bombing of Coruscant's central power distribution grid, and the proposed Republic military enhancement bill) 16 months after the First Battle of Geonosis. That puts the events, including Mee Deechi's murder, in 21 BBY.	 	Kaminoan female
Cadaman, Tanner 	Feenix 	c. 19 BBY 	Arrested and supposedly killed by Rebel Alliance 	Human male
Card, Nix 	Senator for the InterGalactic Banking Clan 	c.21 BBY 	Replaced Senator Rush Clovis 	Muun male
Christo 	 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Quarren male
Chuchi, Riyo 	Pantora 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Pantoran female
Clovis, Rush 	Scipio 	c. 22 BBY 	Joined Separatists and exposed as traitor 	Human male
Colandrus 	Suntilla systemObi-Wan and Anakin 3 	 	 	Tarsunt male
Concorkill, Sweitt 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Vurk male
Creip, Neb 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Human male
Sejan, Daho 	UtapauStar Wars Jedi: Survivor 	–9 BBY 	Stabbed in the chest by the Inquisitor Ninth Sister for assumed betrayal 	Pau'an male
Danu, Giddean 	Kuat 	c. 19 BBY 	Member of Delegation of 2,000 	Human male
Deechi, Mee 	Umbara 	c. 22 BBY. 	Murdered by Lolo Purs on Coruscant 	Umbaran male
Dhow 	 	c. 5 BBY. 	 	Human male
Dio, Lexi 	 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Human female
Dod, Lott 	Neimoidia 	c. 32 BBY 	Joined Separatists 	Neimoidian male
Dowmeia, Tundra 	Mon Cala 	22 BBY 	 	Quarren
Drake, Ivor 	Kestos Minor 	c. 19 BBY 	Arrested and supposedly killed by Rebel Alliance 	Human female
Farr, Onaconda 	Rodia 	c. 32 BBY–20 BBYStar Wars: Galactic Atlas established that the Second Battle of Geonosis occured in 21 BBY, and the Battle of Dathomir occurred in 20 BBY. Because the episode "Senate Murders," where the funeral of Onaconda Farr takes place, is after "Legacy of Terror" and before "Massacre," then it can be deduced that the events of "Senate Murders" occur during this timeframe. 	Killed by poison from Lolo Purs, Farr had also previously joined the Separatists but re-joined the Republic 	Rodian male
Fith, Fbinti 	 	 	 	Chadra-Fan femaleStar Wars: Uprising&mdas;Crew Member: "Fbinti Fith"
Greyshade, Simon 	Vorzyd V 	c. 22 BBY 	 	
Jebel, Nower 	UyterStar Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide 	c.0 BBYRogue One: A Star Wars Story 	 	Human male
Kharrus 	KinyenCollapse of the Republic 	c. 22 BBY 	Killed by Weequay Pirates 	Gran male
Ledwellow, Danry 	Er'KitStar Wars: Commander 	 	 	Er'Kit male
Malé-Dee 	 	c.19 BBY 	Arrested by Palpatine 	Human male
Merrik, Tal 	Kalevala 	c. 21 BBY 	Joined Death Watch and was executed as a traitor 	Human male
Moe, Aks 	Malastare 	c. 32 BBY 	 	Gran male
Mothma, Mon 	Chandrila 	c. 32 BBY–2 BBY 	Exposed as a member of the Rebel Alliance 	Human female
Nudo, Po 	Ando 	c. 32 BBY–22 BBY 	Joined Separatists 	Aqualish male
Organa, Bail 	Alderaan 	c. 22 BBY 	Killed when Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star 	Human male
Organa, Leia 	Alderaan 	-0 BBY 	Served as aide to her father, became youngest senator in the Imperial Senate. Exposed as a member of the Rebel Alliance	Human female
Oshadam 	Chommell sector and Naboo 	—28 BBY 	Succeeded by Padmé Amidala 	Female
Paddie, Ister 	 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Human male
Palpatine, Sheev 	Chommell sector and Naboo 	52 BBY—32 BBYStar Wars: Timelines 	Elected as Supreme Chancellor 	Human male
Pamlo, Tynnra 	Taris 	 	 	Human female
Papanoida, Chi Eekway	Pantora 	 	Succeeded Riyo Chuchi as senator of Pantora 	Pantoran female
Paulness, Zinn 	 	 	Member of Council of Neutral Systems 	Human male
Philo 	 	c. 22 BBY 	Assassinated by Cad Bane 	Gran male
Plain, Mak 	Banker of the InterGalactic Banking Clan 	 	 	Muun male
Purs, Lolo 	Rodia 	c.21 BBY 	Representative and Aide to Senator Onaconda Farr 	Rodian female
Rab, Mot-Not 	 	c. 32 BBY 	 	Tarnab male
Renking, Domus 	LothalThrawn 	c.3 BBY 	Arrested on bribery charges 	Lothalite human male
Robb, Kin 	 	c. 21 BBY 	 	Human female
Roohd, Dantum 	 	c. 21 BBY 	 	Human male
Ryyder, Horox 	Raioballo sector and Gravlex Med 	c. 32 BBY–19 BBY 	 	Anx maleStar Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
Sadashassa, Shea 	Herdessa 	c. 19 BBY 	Arrested and supposedly executed by Palpatine 	
Saam, Gume 	Tibrin and the Techno Union 	c. 19 BBY 	Supported the Separatists 	Ishi Tib Male
Sedran, Yudrish 	ChalactaStar Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious	 	 	Chalactan
Shessaun, Silya 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Human female
Sirrom, Gem 	 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Human Female
Slorda 	 	c. 5 BBY 	 	Human Male
Stonk 	 	c.21 BBY 	 	Ithorian Male
Jakker-Sun 	 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Ithorian Male
Streamdrinker 	Tynna 	19 BBY 	Arrested by Palpatine 	Tynnan male
Taa, Orn Free 	Ryloth 	c. 32 BBY-14 BBYLords of the Sith 	 	Twi'lek male
Taneel, Terr 	Senex 	c. 19 BBY 	 	Human female
Tavetti 	Protobranch 	c. 85 BBY 	 	Bivall male
Teem, Ainlee 	Malastare 	c. 32 BBY 	 	Gran
Teenar 	 	c. 5 BBY 	 	Human male
Tikkes 	Mon Cala 	c. 32 BBY–22 BBY 	Joined Separatists, replaced by Meena Tills and Tundra Dowmeia 	Quarren male
Tills, Meena 	Mon Cala 	c.20 BBY-19 BBY 	Member of Delegation of 2,000 	Mon Calamari female
Toora, Toonbuck 	Sy Myrth 	c. 32 BBY–22 BBY 	 	Sy Myrthian female
Trayvis, Gall 	Osk-TrillStar Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire 	 	 	Human male
Tural, Nadea 	Thrad 	 	Secretly supports the Alliance to Restore the Republic but represented the planet Thrad in the Imperial Senate. 	Thradian female
Tyrell, Bog 	 	c. 22 BBY 	 	Aleena femaleStar Wars: Complete Locations
Yarua 	KashyyykStar Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z 	c. 32 BBY 	 	Wookiee
Zar, Fang 	Sern Prime 	c. 19 BBY 	Arrested by Palpatine 	Human male
Vaspar, Vasp 	Taldot sector 	 	 	Human male
Vivyn 	 	c. 5 BBY 	 	Human female
==Separatist Senators==
Senator 	Planet or sector represented	Term 	Notes 	Species and gender
Atell, Voe 	Corporate Alliance 	c.21 BBY 	 	Female
Bluss, By 	 	c.22 BBY 	 	Leyakian Male
Bonteri, Mina	Onderon 	c.22 BBY-21 BBY 	Assassinated 	Onderonian Female
Bonteri, Lux 	Onderon 	c.20 BBY 	Defected from the Separatists 	Onderonian Male
Fonti, Amita 	Commerce Guild 	 	 	Gossam Female
Kushi, Kerch 	 	 	 	Male
Lawise, Bec 	 	c.21 BBY-19 BBY.	Separatist Congress Leader/Speaker; assassinated by Dooku.	Siniteen male
Rimbaud, Punn	 	 	 	Rimbaud's species female
Singh, Avi 	Raxus Secundus 	 	 	Human male
==New Republic Senators==
Senator 	Planet or sector represented 	Term 	Notes 	Species and gender
Apolin, Ormes 	Kuat 	c. 28 ABY 	Member of the Centrists 	Male
Arbo 	Coruscant 	 	Member of the Centrists 	
Arlo, Yubrin 	Hosnian Prime 	 	 	Male
Berenko, Thadlé 	NabooStar Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary	-34 ABY 	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Human female
Bevicard 	 	 	Member of the Centrists 	Male
Bruss, Zygli 	Candovant 	-34 ABY 	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Candovantan
Bushar 	 	 	 	Abednedo
Casterfo, Ransolm 	Riosa 	 	Member of the Centrists; arrested and deported to Riosa 	Human male
Depallo, Thanlis 	Commenor 	-34 ABY 	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Human male
Drolley, Pima 	Akiva 	 	 	Human female
Gran senator 	 	c. 9 ABY 	 	Gran
Ek, Ashmin 	Anthan Prime 	 	 	Male
Emshwa, Tia'dor 	 	 	 	
Fatil 	Orinda 	 	Member of the Centrists 	Female
Garr, Tai-Lin 	Gatalenta 	c.28 ABY 	Member of the PopulistsAssassinated by the leader of the Amaxine warriors, Arliz Hadrassian	Male
Gillen, Nahani 	Uyter 	-34 ABY 	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Human female
Giller 	 	c. 28 ABY 	Member of the Centrists 	Male
Harmodius, Durm 	ChandrilaAftermath: Life Debt 	5 ABY 	 	
Jebel, Nower 	Uyter 	c. 5 ABY 	 	Human male
Jogurner 	 	 	Count senator 	Male
Kee, Brasmon 	Abednedo 	-34 ABY 	 	Abednedo male
Kell, Jai 	Lothal 	c. 9 ABY 	 	Lothalite human male
Lark, Wyl 	PolyneusVictory's Price 	c. 5 ABY 	 	Human male
Lorrin 	 	-5 ABY 	 	
Madmund, Orris 	Coruscant 	 	Member of the Centrists 	Male
Mawood 	 	c. 9 ABY 	 	Human male
Mortan 	Comra 	 	Member of the Centrists 	
Ney, Anib 	Sullust 	 	Member of the Populists 	Sullustan male
Neshurrion, Gadde 	Ubardia 	-34 ABY 	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Human male
Oko-Po 	 	 	 	Ithorian female
Organa, Leia 	Alderaan sector 	c. 5 ABY–28 ABY 	Member of the Populists; resigned 	Human female
Rethalow 	Frong 	 	 	Frong male
Ro-Kiintor, Erudo 	Hevurion 	 	Member of the Centrists 	Human male
Robb-Vot, Andrithal	Taris 	c. 28 ABY–34 ABY	Killed by the First Order's attack on the Hosnian system 	Human female
Rodrigo 	 	c. 9 ABY 	 	Human female
Sindian, Carise 	Arkanis 	 	Member of the Centrists 	Human female
Sorka, Grelka 	Askaji 	 	 	Female
Tar, Nim 	 	 	 	Quermian male
Ottegan senator 	 	5 ABY 	 	Ottegan
Vicly, Varish 	Lonera 	 	 	Loneran female
Villecham, Lanever 	Tarsunt 	33 ABY-34 ABY 	Elected as the Chancellor 	Tarsunt male
Wartol, Tolwar 	Orish 	 	 	Orishen male
Wieedo, Dor 	Rodia 	5 ABY 	 	Rodian male
Xiono, Hamato 	Hosnian Prime 	-34 ABY 	Survived from the First Order attack on the Hosnian system by being offworld 	Human male
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
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