Iowa General Assembly

Coordinates: 41°35′28″N 93°36′14″W / 41.591°N 93.604°W / 41.591; -93.604

Iowa General Assembly

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Jack Whitver (R) Since January 9, 2017
Senate Majority Leader	Vacant Since March 12, 2018
Speaker of the House	Linda Upmeyer (R) Since January 14, 2016
House Majority Leader	Chris Hagenow (R) Since January 14, 2016
Structure

Senate political groups	Majority party Republican (29) Minority parties Democrat (20) Independent (1)

House of Representatives political groups	Majority Republican (59) Minority Democrat (41)
Elections
Senate last election	November 8, 2016 (25 seats)
House of Representatives last election	November 8, 2016
Senate next election	November 6, 2018 (25 seats)
House of Representatives next election	November 6, 2018
Meeting place

Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines
Website
http://www.legis.state.ia.us

The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. The Senate consists of four year terms and the House consists of two year terms. The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Composition

The IGA consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 60,927 people and each representative about 30,464 people as of the 2010 United States Census.^[1] The last redistricting was enacted on April 19, 2011^[2] for the 2012 elections 85th General Assembly. The IGA convenes annually on the second Monday in January. ^[3]

As of January 2017, the Iowa Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor's office are all controlled by Republicans.^[4] Prior to the 2006 elections, Iowa had one of the most evenly divided state legislatures in the country, with a 25–25 split in the Senate and the House composed of 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats.

Leaders in the Senate are President Jack Whitver (R), and President Pro Tempore Jerry Behn (R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Bill Dix (R), and Minority Leader Janet Petersen (D). In the House, the Speaker is Linda Upmeyer (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Windschitl (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Chris Hagenow (R), and Minority Leader Mark Smith (D).

Affiliation (Senate)		Members
	Republican Party	29
	Democratic Party	20
	Independent	1
	Vacant	0
Total		50

Affiliation (House)		Members
	Republican Party	59
	Democratic Party	41
	Vacant	0
Total		100

References

↑ "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 2011-03-31. p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
↑ "Iowa Redistricting - 2011". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
↑ "Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly" (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
↑ "2017 Iowa Legislature convenes amid pomp, speeches". DesMoinesRegister.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

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Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
87th General Assembly (January 9, 2017 – January 13, 2019) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)
John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) Skyler Wheeler (R) Chuck Holz (R) Jacob Bossman (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) Timothy Kacena (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Jon Jacobsen (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Wes Breckenridge (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Jane Bloomingdale (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Michael Bergan (R) Kristi Hager (R) Shannon Lundgren (R) Andy McKean (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Ras Smith (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Ashley Hinson (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Amy Nielsen (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Vacant Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) David Kerr (R) Monica Kurth (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Gary Mohr (R) Louie Zumbach (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)
Republican (59) Democratic (41) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa State Senate

Members of the Iowa Senate
87th General Assembly (January 9, 2017 – January 13, 2019) President of the Senate: Charles Schneider (R) President pro Tempore: Jerry Behn (R) Majority Leader: Jack Whitver Minority Leader: Rob Hogg (D)
David Johnson (I) Randy Feenstra (R) Jim Carlin (R) Dennis Guth (R) Tim Kraayenbrink (R) Mark Segebart (R) Rick Bertrand (R) Dan Dawson (R) Jason Schultz (R) Jake Chapman (R) Tom Shipley (R) Mark Costello (R) Julian Garrett (R) Amy Sinclair (R) Chaz Allen (D) Nate Boulton (D) Tony Bisignano (D) Janet Petersen (D) Jack Whitver (R) Brad Zaun (R) Matt McCoy (D) Charles Schneider (R) Herman Quirmbach (D) Jerry Behn (R) Annette Sweeney (R) Waylon Brown (R) Amanda Ragan (D) Michael Breitbach (R) Tod Bowman (D) Jeff Danielson (D) William Dotzler (D) Craig Johnson (R) Rob Hogg (D) Liz Mathis (D) Wally Horn (D) Jeff Edler (R) Robert Dvorsky (D) Tim Kapucian (R) Kevin Kinney (D) Ken Rozenboom (R) Mark Chelgren (R) Rich Taylor (D) Joe Bolkcom (D) Thomas Greene (R) Jim Lykam (D) Mark Lofgren (R) Roby Smith (R) Dan Zumbach (R) Rita Hart (D) Pam Jochum (D)
Republican (29) Democratic (20) Independent (1) Iowa House of Representatives Iowa Senate

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