Iowa House of Representatives

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

Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 12, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Kraig Paulsen (R) Since January 10, 2011
Speaker pro tempore	Matt Windschitl (R) Since April 30, 2014
Majority Leader	Linda Upmeyer (R) Since January 10, 2011
Minority Leader	Mark Smith (D) Since August 10, 2013
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Majority party Republican (57) Minority party Democratic (43)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Legislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution
Salary	$25,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (100 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Service Agency with legislative approval
Meeting place

House of Representatives Chamber Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa
Website
Iowa General Assembly

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. The upper house is the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 as of the 2010 United States Census.^[1] The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Unlike the upper house, the Iowa Senate, state House representatives serve two-year terms with the whole chamber up for re-election in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the House.

Iowa House districts for 2012-2022

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full House on passage of a floor vote. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.

Leaders

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Kraig Paulsen	Republican	67
Majority Leader	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	54
Minority Leader	Mark Smith	Democratic	71

Current composition

Affiliation	Party		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	53	47	100	0

Begin^{[lower-alpha 1]}	56	43	99	1
January 12, 2015^{[lower-alpha 2]}	55		98	2
January 13, 2015^{[lower-alpha 3]}	56		99	1
February 17, 2015^{[lower-alpha 4]}	57		100	0
Latest voting share	7001570000000000000♠57%	7001430000000000000♠43%

Past notable members

William S. Beardsley, Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954
William W. Belknap, U.S. Army major general and U.S. Secretary of War from 1869 until impeached in 1876.
Terry E. Branstad, current Governor of Iowa; 1983 to 1999, 2011 to present
Robert D. Fulton, Governor of Iowa for 16 days in 1969
Chuck Grassley, current U.S. Senator, 1981 to present
Frank Merriam, Governor of California from 1934 to 1939
William M. Stone, Civil War prisoner of war and Governor of Iowa from 1864 to 1868.
James Wilson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1897 to 1913.

Notes

↑ Republican Dwayne Alons (District 4) died after being re-elected.^[2]
↑ Republican Mark Costello (District 23) resigned after being elected to the Iowa Senate in a special election.^[3]
↑ Republican John Kooiker sworn in, filling vacancy in District 4.^[4]
↑ Republican David Sieck sworn in, filling vacancy in District 23.^[5]

References

↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
↑ Ta, Linh (2014-12-01). "Iowa Rep. Dwayne Alons dies after cancer battle". DesMoinesRegister.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
↑ Brownlee, Mike (2014-12-31). "Republican Mark Costello wins special election to replace Joni Ernst in Iowa State Senate". Omaha.com.
↑ "Iowa House of Representatives Journal, January 13, 2015" (PDF). Iowa House of Representatives. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
↑ "Iowa House of Representatives Journal, February 17, 2015" (PDF). Iowa House of Representatives. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

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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 Holz (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) Tom Moore (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)

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State of Iowa

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Elected statewide political officials of Iowa

U.S. Senators	Chuck Grassley Joni Ernst

State government	Terry Branstad, Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Paul Pate, Secretary of State Tom Miller, Attorney General Bill Northey, Secretary of Agriculture Mary Mosiman, Auditor of State Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer of State

Senate	Pam Jochum, President Michael Gronstal, Majority Leader Bill Dix, Minority Leader

House	Kraig Paulsen, Speaker Linda Upmeyer, Majority Leader Mark Smith, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (appointed - retention election)	Mark Cady, Chief Justice David Wiggins Daryl Hecht Brent Appel Bruce Zager Edward Mansfield Thomas Waterman

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 138996977 LCCN: n80129013 GND: 252924-5

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