Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Pat Grassley (R) ; since January 13, 2020
Speaker pro tempore	John Wills (R) ; since January 13, 2020
Majority Leader	Matt Windschitl (R) ; since January 13, 2020
Minority Leader	Jennifer Konfrst (D) ; since June 14, 2021
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (60); Minority Democratic (40);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Legislative Department, Section 3, Constitution of Iowa
Salary	$25,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (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

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

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^[update].^[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

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Pat Grassley	Republican	50
Majority Leader	Matt Windschitl	Republican	17
Minority Leader	Jennifer Konfrst	Democratic	43

Committee leadership

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair	Ranking Member
Administration and Rules	Cecil Dolecheck	Brent Siegrist	Phyllis Thede
Agriculture	Ross Paustian	Chad Ingels	Kenan Judge
Appropriations	Gary Mohr	Shannon Latham	Chris Hall
Commerce	Shannon Lundgren	Mark Cisneros	Jo Oldson
Economic Growth	Ray Sorensen	Henry Stone	Liz Bennett
Education	Dustin Hite	Skyler Wheeler	Ras Smith
Environmental Protection	Dean Fisher	Tom Moore	Art Staed
Ethics	Anne Osmundson	Stan Gustafson	Monica Kurth
Government Oversight	Holly Brink	Jon Jacobsen	Ruth Ann Gaines
Human Resources	Ann Meyer	Steven Bradley	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Information Technology	Brian Lohse	David Sieck	Dave Williams
Judiciary	Steven Holt	Stan Gustafson	Mary Wolfe
Labor	Dave Deyoe	Jeff Shipley	Bruce Hunter
Local Government	Jane Bloomingdale	Brent Siegrist	Amy Nielsen
Natural Resources	Robert Bacon	Thomas Jeneary	Timi Brown-Powers
Public Safety	Jarad Klein	Cherielynn Westrich	Marti Anderson
State Government	Bobby Kaufmann	Brooke Boden	Mary Mascher
Transportation	Brian Best	David Maxwell	Bob Kressig
Veterans Affairs	Sandy Salmon	Martin Graber	Ross Wilburn
Ways and Means	Lee Hein	Carter Nordman	David 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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	57	43	100	0

Begin 2017	59	41	100	0
End 2018	58	41	100	0

Begin 2019	54	46	100	0
April 23, 2019^[3]	53	47	100	0
End 2020	53	47	100	0

Begin 2021	58	41	100	1^[4]
October 12, 2021	60	40	100	0
Latest voting share	60%	40%

Past composition of the House of Representatives

House of Representatives seating chart detail from 1882 Iowa Redbook

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 he resigned under threat of impeachment in 1876.
Terry Branstad, governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and 2011 to 2017
Dale M. Cochran, speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and Iowa secretary of agriculture from 1987 to 1998.
Abby Finkenauer, former U.S. representative, 2019 to 2021
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.

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.

References

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

External links

Iowa Legislature official government website
Iowa House of Representatives at Ballotpedia
State House of Iowa at Project Vote Smart
Iowa House Democrats
Iowa House Republicans

[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]

[4] Gruber-Miller, Stephen. "Iowa state Rep. John Landon dies at 71". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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v t e Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
89th General Assembly (January 11, 2021 – January 8, 2023) Speaker Pat Grassley (R) Speaker pro tempore John Wills (R) Majority Leader Matt Windschitl (R) Minority Leader Todd Prichard (D)
▌John Wills (R) ▌Megan Jones (R) ▌Dennis Bush (R) ▌Skyler Wheeler (R) ▌Thomas Jeneary (R) ▌Jacob Bossman (R) ▌Henry Stone (R) ▌Terry Baxter (R) ▌Ann Meyer (R) ▌Mike Sexton (R) ▌Gary Worthan (R) ▌Brian Best (R) ▌Chris Hall (D) ▌Steve Hansen (D) ▌Charlie McConkey (D) ▌Brent Siegrist (R) ▌Matt Windschitl (R) ▌Steven Holt (R) ▌Carter Nordman (R) ▌Ray Sorensen (R) ▌Tom Moore (R) ▌Jon Jacobsen (R) ▌David Sieck (R) ▌Cecil Dolecheck (R) ▌Stan Gustafson (R) ▌Brooke Boden (R) ▌Joel Fry (R) ▌Jon Thorup (R) ▌Jon Dunwell (R) ▌Brian Lohse (R) ▌Rick Olson (D) ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D) ▌Brian Meyer (D) ▌Bruce Hunter (D) ▌Ako Abdul-Samad (D) ▌Marti Anderson (D) ▌ Mike Bousselot (R) ▌Garrett Gobble (R) ▌Eddie Andrews (R) ▌John Forbes (D) ▌Jo Oldson (D) ▌Kristin Sunde (D) ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) ▌Kenan Judge (D) ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) ▌Ross Wilburn (D) ▌Phil Thompson (R) ▌Robert Bacon (R) ▌Dave Deyoe (R) ▌Pat Grassley (R) ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R) ▌Todd Prichard (D) ▌Sharon Steckman (D) ▌Shannon Latham (R) ▌Michael Bergan (R) ▌Anne Osmundson (R) ▌Shannon Lundgren (R) ▌Steve Bradley (R) ▌Bob Kressig (D) ▌Dave Williams (D) ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D) ▌Ras Smith (D) ▌Sandy Salmon (R) ▌Chad Ingels (R) ▌Liz Bennett (D) ▌Art Staed (D) ▌Eric Gjerde (D) ▌Molly Donahue (D) ▌Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) ▌Tracy Ehlert (D) ▌Sue Cahill (D) ▌Dean Fisher (R) ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R) ▌David Jacoby (D) ▌Thomas Gerhold (R) ▌David Maxwell (R) ▌Amy Nielsen (D) ▌Jarad Klein (R) ▌Dustin Hite (R) ▌Holly Brink (R) ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R) ▌Jeff Shipley (R) ▌Martin Graber (R) ▌Joe Mitchell (R) ▌Christina Bohannan (D) ▌Mary Mascher (D) ▌Dennis Cohoon (D) ▌David Kerr (R) ▌Monica Kurth (D) ▌Cindy Winckler (D) ▌Mark Cisneros (R) ▌Ross Paustian (R) ▌Phyllis Thede (D) ▌Gary Mohr (R) ▌Charlie McClintock (R) ▌Lee Hein (R) ▌Norlin Mommsen (R) ▌Mary Wolfe (D) ▌Lindsay James (D) ▌Charles Isenhart (D)
▌Republican (61) ▌Democratic (40) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa Senate

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v t e Statewide political officials of Iowa
U.S. senators	Chuck Grassley Joni Ernst
State government	Kim Reynolds, Governor Adam Gregg, Lieutenant Governor Paul Pate, Secretary of State Tom Miller, Attorney General Rob Sand, Auditor Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer Mike Naig, Agriculture Secretary
State Senate	Jake Chapman, President Brad Zaun, President pro tempore Jack Whitver, Majority Leader Zach Wahls, Minority Leader
State House	Pat Grassley, Speaker John Wills, Speaker pro tempore Matt Windschitl, Majority Leader Jennifer Konfrst, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed, retained by election)	Susan Christensen, Chief Justice Christopher McDonald Edward Mansfield Thomas D. Waterman Dana Oxley Matthew McDermott David N. May, Associate Justices