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	Linda Upmeyer (R) Since January 14, 2016
Speaker pro tempore	Matt Windschitl (R) Since April 30, 2014
Majority Leader	Chris Hagenow (R) Since January 14, 2016
Minority Leader	Mark Smith (D) Since August 10, 2013
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Majority party Republican (59) Minority party Democratic (41)
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	Linda Upmeyer	Republican	54
Majority Leader	Chris Hagenow	Republican	43
Minority Leader	Mark Smith	Democratic	71

Current composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	57	43	100	0

Begin^[2]	59	41	100	0
June 16, 2017^[3]	40	99	1
August 9, 2017^[4]	41	100	0
Latest voting share	7001590000000000000♠59%	7001410000000000000♠41%

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, Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999, 2011 to 2017
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.
Dale M. Cochran, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture from 1987 to 1998.

Notes

References

↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
↑ "2017 Iowa Legislature convenes amid pomp, speeches". DesMoinesRegister.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
↑ Rep. Curt Hanson (D-82) dies "Iowa Rep. Curt Hanson has died". KCCI. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
↑ Democrat Phil Miller elected to replace Rep. Curt Hanson (D-82)"Democrat Phil Miller wins Iowa House District 82 special election". Des Moines Register. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

External links

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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) Jim Carlin (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) Greg Forristall (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)
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Elected statewide political officials of Iowa
U.S. Senators	Chuck Grassley Joni Ernst
State government	Kim Reynolds, Governor Adam Gregg, Acting Lieutenant Governor Paul Pate, Secretary of State Tom Miller, Attorney General Bill Northey, Secretary of Agriculture Mary Mosiman, Auditor Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer
Senate	Jack Whitver, President Bill Dix, Majority Leader Rob Hogg, Minority Leader
House	Linda Upmeyer, Speaker Chris Hagenow, Majority Leader Mark Smith, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed, retained by election)	Mark Cady, Chief Justice David Wiggins Daryl Hecht Brent Appel Bruce Zager Edward Mansfield Thomas Waterman, Associate Justices

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