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	Pam Jochum (D) since January 14, 2013
Senate Majority Leader	Michael Gronstal (D) since January 8, 2007
Speaker of the House	Kraig Paulsen (R) since January 10, 2011
House Majority Leader	Linda Upmeyer (R) since January 10, 2011
Structure

Senate political groups	Majority Democrat (26) Minority Republican (24)

House of Representatives political groups	Majority Republican (57) Minority Democrat (43)
Elections
Senate last election	November 4, 2014 (50 seats)
House of Representatives last election	November 4, 2014
Senate next election	November 1, 2018 (50 seats)
House of Representatives next election	November 2, 2016
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 2013, the Senate is controlled by Democrats, and the House of Representatives and the Governor's office are both controlled by Republicans. 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 Pam Jochum (D), and President Pro Tempore Steve Sodders (D). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Michael Gronstal (D), and Minority Leader Bill Dix (R). In the House, the Speaker is Kraig Paulsen (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore Steven Olson (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R), and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D).

Affiliation (Senate)		Members
	Democratic Party	26
	Republican Party	24
	vacant	0
Total		50

Affiliation (House)		Members
	Republican Party	57
	Democratic Party	43
	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.

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Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Soderberg (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Jack Drake (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (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) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon S. Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (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) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

Republican (57) Democratic (43) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa State Senate

Members of the Iowa Senate

86th General Assembly (2015-2016) President of the Senate: Pam Jochum (D) President pro Tempore: Steve Sodders (D) Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) Minority Leader: Bill Dix (R)

David Johnson (R) Randy Feenstra (R) Bill Anderson (R) Dennis Guth (R) Tim Kraayenbrink (R) Mark Segebart (R) Rick Bertrand (R) Michael Gronstal (D) Jason Schultz (R) Jake Chapman (R) Tom Shipley (R) Mark Costello (R) Julian Garrett (R) Amy Sinclair (R) Chaz Allen (D) Dick Dearden (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) Bill Dix (R) Mary Jo Wilhelm (D) Amanda Ragan (D) Michael Breitbach (R) Tod Bowman (D) Jeff Danielson (D) William Dotzler (D) Brian Schoenjahn (D) Rob Hogg (D) Liz Mathis (D) Wally Horn (D) Steve Sodders (D) Robert Dvorsky (D) Tim Kapucian (R) Kevin Kinney (D) Ken Rozenboom (R) Mark Chelgren (R) Rich Taylor (D) Joe Bolkcom (D) Thomas Courtney (D) Joe Seng (D) Chris Brase (D) Roby Smith (R) Dan Zumbach (R) Rita Hart (D) Pam Jochum (D)

Democratic (26) Republican (24) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa Senate

State of Iowa

Des Moines (capital)

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