Iowa General Assembly

Currently, there are 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 59,500 people and each representative about 29,750 people. The last redistricting was enacted on June 22, 2001 for the 2002 elections of the 108th U.S. Congress and 80th IGA. The IGA convenes annually on the second Monday in January. [1]

Both houses of the IGA are currently controlled by Democrats, as is the Governor's office, the first time in four decades that such an alignment has occurred.[2] Thirty of the 50 Senate seats and 53 of the 100 House seats are in Democratic hands.

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 Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, and President Pro Tempore Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls. Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Michael Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, and Minority Leader Ron Wieck, R-Sioux City.

In the House, the Speaker is Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, and the Speaker Pro Tempore Polly Bukta, D-Clinton. Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines, and Minority Leader Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City.

Affiliation (House)		Members
	Democratic Party	53
	Republican Party	47
Total		100
Government Majority		6

Affiliation (Senate)		Members
	Democratic Party	30
	Republican Party	20
Total		50
Government Majority		10

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