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 9, 2023
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 (64); Minority Democratic (36);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Legislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution
Salary	$25,000/year per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022
Next election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Legislative Service Agency with legislative approval
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Iowa State Capitol; Des Moines, Iowa
Website
	Iowa General Assembly
Rules
	90th General Assembly House Rules

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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^[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	57
Majority Leader	Matt Windschitl	Republican	15
Minority Leader	Jennifer Konfrst	Democratic	32

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.

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair	Ranking Member
Administration and Rules	Megan Jones	Mike Sexton	Phyllis Thede
Agriculture	Mike Sexton	Derek Wulf	Kenan Judge
Appropriations	Gary Mohr	Taylor Collins	Chris Hall
Commerce	Shannon Lundgren	David Young	Jo Oldson
Economic Growth	Ray Sorensen	David Sieck	Liz Bennett
Education	Skyler Wheeler	Craig Johnson	Ras Smith
Education Reform	Pat Grassley	Matt Windschitl
Environmental Protection	Dean Fisher	Zach Dieken	Art Staed
Ethics	Anne Osmundson	Stan Gustafson	Monica Kurth
Government Oversight	Brooke Boden	Jeff Shipley	Ruth Ann Gaines
Health and Human Services	Ann Meyer	Devon Wood	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
International Relations	Eddie Andrews	Brad Sherman	Dave Williams
Judiciary	Steven Holt	Bill Gustoff	Mary Wolfe
Labor	Dave Deyoe	Tom Moore	Bruce Hunter
Local Government	Shannon Latham	Cindy Golding	Amy Nielsen
Natural Resources	Thomas Jeneary	Ken Carlson	Timi Brown-Powers
Public Safety	Phil Thompson	Mike Vondran	Marti Anderson
State Government	Jane Bloomingdale	Austin Harris	Mary Mascher
Transportation	Brian Best	Tom Determann	Bob Kressig
Veterans Affairs	Chad Ingels	Matthew Rinker	Ross Wilburn
Ways and Means	Bobby Kaufmann	Barb Kniff McCulla	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
Begin 2023	64	36	100	0
Latest voting share	64%	36%

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] Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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] 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.

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