A political scientist surveys 36 of the current 106 representatives in a state's legislature. What is the size of the sample: What is the size of the population:

Step 1 ：The size of the sample refers to the number of observations or individuals in a sample. In this case, the sample size is the number of representatives surveyed by the political scientist.

Step 2 ：The size of the population refers to the total number of individuals in the group being studied. In this case, the population size is the total number of representatives in the state's legislature.

Step 3 ：\(\text{sample\_size} = 36\)

Step 4 ：\(\text{population\_size} = 106\)

Step 5 ：\(\boxed{\text{The size of the sample is 36 and the size of the population is 106}}\)