Iowa General Assembly

Legislative branch of the state government of Iowa

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

Leadership
Amy Sinclair (R)
since January 9, 2023
Senate Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
since March 13, 2018
Speaker of the House
Pat Grassley (R)
since January 13, 2020
House Majority Leader
Matt Windschitl (R)
since January 13, 2020
Structure
Senate political groups
House of Representatives political groups
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022
(25 seats)
Last House of Representatives election
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 5, 2024
(25 seats)
Next House of Representatives election
November 5, 2024Meeting placeIowa State Capitol, Des MoinesWebsitehttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/

The Iowa General Assembly 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 since the capital was move there in 1857.[1] The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.[2]

Composition

The Iowa General Assembly consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 63,848 people and each representative about 31,924 people as of the 2020 United States census.[3] The current legislative maps were enacted on November 4th, 2021[4] for the 2022 elections and the 90th General Assembly.

Leaders in the Senate are President Amy Sinclair (R), and President Pro Tempore Brad Zaun (R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R), and Democratic Leader Pam Jochum (D). In the House, the Speaker is Pat Grassley (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Matt Windschitl (R), and Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst (D).[5] The Republican Party currently holds a 2/3rds super-majority in the Senate.

Composition of the 90th General Assembly of Iowa (2023–2024)

Affiliation (Senate) Members
  Republican Party 34
  Democratic Party 16
  Independent 0
  Vacant 0
 Total
50
Affiliation (House) Members
  Republican Party 64
  Democratic Party 36
  Independent 0
  Vacant 0
 Total
100

See also

References

  1. ^ "The General Assembly | Iowa PBS". www.iowapbs.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly" (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. pp. 20–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Iowa Legislative Maps" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Iowa Redistricting - 2021". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Iowa Legislature - Leadership". Iowa Legislature.

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90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
Speaker
Pat Grassley (R)
Speaker pro tempore
John Wills (R)
Majority Leader
Matt Windschitl (R)
Minority Leader
Jennifer Konfrst (D)
  1. J. D. Scholten (D)
  2. Robert Henderson (R)
  3. Thomas Jeneary (R)
  4. Skyler Wheeler (R)
  5. Zach Dieken (R)
  6. Megan Jones (R)
  7. Mike Sexton (R)
  8. Ann Meyer (R)
  9. Henry Stone (R)
  10. John Wills (R)
  11. Brian Best (R)
  12. Steven Holt (R)
  13. Ken Carlson (R)
  14. Jacob Bossman (R)
  15. Matt Windschitl (R)
  16. David Sieck (R)
  17. Devon Wood (R)
  18. Tom Moore (R)
  19. Brent Siegrist (R)
  20. Joshua Turek (D)
  21. Brooke Boden (R)
  22. Stan Gustafson (R)
  23. Ray Sorensen (R)
  24. Joel Fry (R)
  25. Hans Wilz (R)
  26. Austin Harris (R)
  27. Kenan Judge (D)
  28. David Young (R)
  29. Brian Meyer (D)
  30. Megan Srinivas (D)
  31. Mary Madison (D)
  32. Jennifer Konfrst (D)
  33. Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
  34. Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
  35. Sean Bagniewski (D)
  36. Austin Baeth (D)
  37. Barb Kniff McCulla (R)
  38. Jon Dunwell (R)
  39. Rick Olson (D)
  40. Bill Gustoff (R)
  41. Molly Buck (D)
  42. Heather Matson (D)
  43. Eddie Andrews (R)
  44. John Forbes (D)
  45. Brian Lohse (R)
  46. Dan Gehlbach (R)
  47. Carter Nordman (R)
  48. Phil Thompson (R)
  49. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
  50. Ross Wilburn (D)
  51. Dave Deyoe (R)
  52. Sue Cahill (D)
  53. Dean Fisher (R)
  54. Joshua Meggers (R)
  55. Shannon Latham (R)
  56. Mark Thompson (R)
  57. Pat Grassley (R)
  58. Charley Thomson (R)
  59. Sharon Steckman (D)
  60. Jane Bloomingdale (R)
  61. Timi Brown-Powers (D)
  62. Jerome Amos (D)
  63. Michael Bergan (R)
  64. Anne Osmundson (R)
  65. Shannon Lundgren (R)
  66. Steve Bradley (R)
  67. Craig Johnson (R)
  68. Chad Ingels (R)
  69. Tom Determann (R)
  70. Norlin Mommsen (R)
  71. Lindsay James (D)
  72. Charles Isenhart (D)
  73. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
  74. Eric Gjerde (D)
  75. Bob Kressig (D)
  76. Derek Wulf (R)
  77. Jeff Cooling (D)
  78. Sami Scheetz (D)
  79. Tracy Ehlert (D)
  80. Art Staed (D)
  81. Luana Stoltenberg (R)
  82. Bobby Kaufmann (R)
  83. Cindy Golding (R)
  84. Thomas Gerhold (R)
  85. Amy Nielsen (D)
  86. David Jacoby (D)
  87. Jeff Shipley (R)
  88. Helena Hayes (R)
  89. Elinor Levin (D)
  90. Adam Zabner (D)
  91. Brad Sherman (R)
  92. Heather Hora (R)
  93. Gary Mohr (R)
  94. Mike Vondran (R)
  95. Taylor Collins (R)
  96. Mark Cisneros (R)
  97. Ken Croken (D)
  98. Monica Kurth (D)
  99. Matthew Rinker (R)
  100. Martin Graber (R)
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Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Amy Sinclair (R)
President pro tempore
Brad Zaun (R)
Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
Minority Leader
Pam Jochum (D)
  1. Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. Lynn Evans (R)
  4. Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. Dave Rowley (R)
  6. Jason Schultz (R)
  7. Kevin Alons (R)
  8. Mark Costello (R)
  9. Tom Shipley (R)
  10. Dan Dawson (R)
  11. Julian Garrett (R)
  12. Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. Claire Celsi (D)
  17. Izaah Knox (D)
  18. Janet Petersen (D)
  19. Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. Nate Boulton (D)
  21. Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. Brad Zaun (R)
  23. Jack Whitver (R)
  24. Jesse Green (R)
  25. Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. Jeff Edler (R)
  27. Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. Dennis Guth (R)
  29. Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. Waylon Brown (R)
  31. William Dotzler (D)
  32. Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. Pam Jochum (D)
  37. Molly Donahue (D)
  38. Eric Giddens (D)
  39. Liz Bennett (D)
  40. Todd Taylor (D)
  41. Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. Zach Wahls (D)
  44. Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. Janice Weiner (D)
  46. Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. Scott Webster (R)
  48. Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. Jeff Reichman (R)
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