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The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being 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.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House as its chief leadership officer, 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

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the HousePat GrassleyRepublican50
Majority LeaderMatt WindschitlRepublican17
Minority LeaderJennifer KonfrstDemocratic43

Committee leadership

All chairs and vice chairs are a member of the majority party, with the chair serving as the presiding officer and the vice chair the alternate presiding officer. Ranking members are the chief representative of the minority party on the committee.

CommitteeChairVice ChairRanking Member
Administration and RulesMegan JonesMike SextonPhyllis Thede
AgricultureMike SextonDerek WulfKenan Judge
AppropriationsGary MohrTaylor CollinsChris Hall
CommerceShannon LundgrenDavid YoungJo Oldson
Economic GrowthRay SorensenDavid SieckLiz Bennett
EducationSkyler WheelerCraig JohnsonRas Smith
Education ReformPat GrassleyMatt Windschitl
Environmental ProtectionDean FisherZach DiekenArt Staed
EthicsAnne OsmundsonStan GustafsonMonica Kurth
Government OversightBrooke BodenJeff ShipleyRuth Ann Gaines
Health and Human ServicesAnn MeyerDevon WoodBeth Wessel-Kroeschell
International RelationsEddie AndrewsBrad ShermanDave Williams
JudiciarySteven HoltBill GustoffMary Wolfe
LaborDave DeyoeTom MooreBruce Hunter
Local GovernmentShannon LathamCindy GoldingAmy Nielsen
Natural ResourcesThomas JenearyKen CarlsonTimi Brown-Powers
Public SafetyPhil ThompsonMike VondranMarti Anderson
State GovernmentJane BloomingdaleAustin HarrisMary Mascher
TransportationBrian BestTom DetermannBob Kressig
Veterans AffairsChad IngelsMatthew RinkerRoss Wilburn
Ways and MeansBobby KaufmannBarb Kniff McCullaDavid Jacoby

*All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Republican Party of Iowa. All ranking members are members of the Democratic Party of Iowa.[2]

Current composition

Iowa House districts from 2012 to 2022
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
RepublicanDemocraticVacant
End of previous legislature57431000
Begin 201759411000
End 201858411000
Begin 201954461000
April 23, 2019[3]53471000
End 202053471000
Begin 202158411001[4]
October 12, 202160401000
Begin 202364361000
Latest voting share64%36%

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Iowa
House of Representatives seating chart detail from 1882 Iowa Redbook

Past notable members

Main page: Category:Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Qualifications

A state representative must be at least 21 years of age. Other qualifications include U.S. citizenship, Iowa residency for at least one year, and district residency of 60 days prior to election.

See also

References

  1. ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Committees". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ Republican Andy McKean (District 58) switched parties. [1] Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen. "Iowa state Rep. John Landon dies at 71". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives