Iowa House of Representatives
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Iowa House of Representatives | |
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Iowa General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 13, 2025 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Legislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution |
Salary | $25,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
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 |
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].[2] 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
[edit]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
[edit]Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Pat Grassley | Republican | 57 |
Majority Leader | Bobby Kaufmann[1] | Republican | 82 |
Minority Leader | Brian Meyer (politician) | Democratic | 29 |
Committee leadership
[edit]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.
*All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Republican Party of Iowa. All ranking members are members of the Democratic Party of Iowa.[3]
Current composition
[edit]Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 57 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
Begin 2017 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
End 2018 | 58 | 41 | ||
Begin 2019 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
End 2020 | 53 | 47 | ||
Begin 2021 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 1[4] |
End 2022 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 0 |
2023–2024 | 64 | 36 | 100 | 0 |
Begin 2025 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 0 |
January 31, 2025[5] | 66 | 99 | 1 | |
March 11, 2025[6] | 67 | 100 | 0 | |
April 1, 2025[7] | 32 | 99 | 1 | |
April 29, 2025[8] | 33 | 100 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 67% | 33% |
State representatives
[edit]District |
Jurisdiction(s) represented |
Image |
Representative |
Party |
First elected |
Standing committee leader |
Appropriations subcommittee member[9] |
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1 | Woodbury | ![]() |
J. D. Scholten | Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | |
2 | Woodbury | ![]() |
Robert Henderson | Republican | 2022 | Education (Vice Chair) | |
3 | Plymouth and Sioux | ![]() |
Thomas Jeneary | Republican | 2018 | Natural Resources (Chair) | Health and Human Resources |
4 | Lyon and Sioux | ![]() |
Skyler Wheeler | Republican | 2016 | Education (Chair) | Education |
5 | Buena Vista, Cherokee, O'Brien and Osceola | ![]() |
Zach Dieken | Republican | 2022 | Environmental Protection (Vice Chair) | |
6 | Clay and Buena Vista | ![]() |
Megan Jones | Republican | 2012 | ||
7 | Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac and Webster | ![]() |
Mike Sexton | Republican | 2014 | Agriculture (Chair) | |
8 | Webster | ![]() |
Ann Meyer | Republican | 2018 | Health and Human Services (Chair) | Health and Human Services |
9 | Emmet, Kossuth and Winnebago | ![]() |
Henry Stone | Republican | 2020 | Economic Development | |
10 | Clay, Dickinson, Kossuth, and Palo Alto | ![]() |
John Wills | Republican | 2014 | ||
11 | Audubon, Carroll, Shelby and Pottawattamie | ![]() |
Brian Best | Republican | 2014 | Transportation (Chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
12 | Crawford, Ida, and Shelby | ![]() |
Steven Holt | Republican | 2014 | Judiciary (Chair) | |
13 | Cherokee, Monona, Plymouth and Woodbury | ![]() |
Ken Carlson | Republican | 2022 | Natural Resources (Vice Chair) | |
14 | Woodbury | ![]() |
Jacob Bossman | Republican | 2018 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Chair) |
15 | Harrison, and Pottawattamie | ![]() |
Matt Windschitl | Republican | 2006 | ||
16 | Fremont, Mills, and Pottawattamie | ![]() |
David Sieck | Republican | 2015[a] | Economic Growth and Technology (Vice Chair) | |
17 | Adams, Page, Ringgold, Taylor and Union | ![]() |
Devon Wood | Republican | 2022 | Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
18 | Cass, Montgomery, and Page | ![]() |
Tom Moore | Republican | 2015[b] | Labor and Workforce (Vice Chair) | |
19 | Pottawattamie | ![]() |
Brent Siegrist | Republican | 2020 | Administration and Rules (Chair) | Education |
20 | Pottawattamie | ![]() |
Josh Turek | Democratic | 2022 | Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) | Health and Human Services |
21 | Marion and Warren | ![]() |
Brooke Boden | Republican | 2020 | Government Oversight (Chair) | Economic Development |
22 | Warren | ![]() |
Stan Gustafson | Republican | 2014[c] | Ethics (Chair) | |
23 | Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Madison, and Union | ![]() |
Ray Sorensen | Republican | 2018 | Economic Growth and Technology (Chair) | |
24 | Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, and Wayne | ![]() |
Joel Fry | Republican | 2010 | Health and Human Services (Chair) | |
25 | Wapello | ![]() |
Hans Wilz | Republican | 2022 | Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) | |
26 | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | ![]() |
Austin Harris | Republican | 2022 | State Government (Vice Chair) | Economic Development |
27 | Dallas | ![]() |
Kenan Judge | Democratic | 2018 | Commerce (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
28 | Dallas | ![]() |
David Young | Republican | 2022 | Commerce (Vice Chair) | Administration and Regulation |
29 | Polk | ![]() |
Brian Meyer | Democratic | 2013[d] | Transportation (Ranking Member) | |
30 | Polk | ![]() |
Megan Srinivas | Democratic | 2022 | Administration and Regulation | |
31 | Dallas and Polk | ![]() |
Mary Madison | Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | |
32 | Polk | ![]() |
Jennifer Konfrst | Democratic | 2018 | Administration and Rules (Ranking Member); Education Reform (Ranking Member) | |
33 | Polk | ![]() |
Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 2010 | Ethics (Ranking Member) | |
34 | Polk | ![]() |
Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 2006 | Local Government (Ranking Member) | Administration and Regulation |
35 | Polk | ![]() |
Sean Bagniewski | Democratic | 2022 | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |
36 | Polk | ![]() |
Austin Baeth | Democratic | 2022 | Environmental Protection (Ranking Member) | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
37 | Jasper, Mahaska and Marion | ![]() |
Barb McCulla | Republican | 2022 | Ways and Means (Vice Chair) | |
38 | Jasper | ![]() |
Jon Dunwell | Republican | 2021[e] | Administration and Rules (Vice Chair) | |
39 | Polk | ![]() |
Rick Olson | Democratic | 2004 | ||
40 | Polk | ![]() |
Bill Gustoff | Republican | 2022 | Judiciary (Vice Chair) | Administration and Regulation |
41 | Polk | ![]() |
Molly Buck | Democratic | 2022 | Education | |
42 | Polk | ![]() |
Heather Matson | Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development (Ranking Member) | |
43 | Polk | ![]() |
Eddie Andrews | Republican | 2020 | ||
44 | Polk | ![]() |
John Forbes | Democratic | 2012 | N/A | Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) |
45 | Polk | ![]() |
Brian Lohse | Republican | 2018 | Justice System (Chair) | |
46 | Dallas and Polk | ![]() |
Dan Gehlbach | Republican | 2022 | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Vice Chair) | |
47 | Dallas, Greene and Guthrie | ![]() |
Carter Nordman | Republican | 2020 | Education (Chair) | |
48 | Boone and Story | ![]() |
Phil Thompson | Republican | 2018 | Public Safety (Chair) | Justice System |
49 | Story | ![]() |
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 2004 | Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) | Justice System |
50 | Story | ![]() |
Ross Wilburn | Democratic | 2020 | Judiciary (Ranking Member) | Justice System |
51 | Marshall and Story | ![]() |
Dave Deyoe | Republican | 2006 | Labor and Workforce (Chair) | |
52 | Marshall | ![]() |
Sue Cahill | Democratic | 2020 | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Ranking Member) | |
53 | Poweshiek and Tama | ![]() |
Dean Fisher | Republican | 2012 | Environmental Protection (Chair) | |
54 | Black Hawk, Grundy, and Hardin | ![]() |
Joshua Meggers | Republican | 2022 | Administration and Regulation (Vice Chair) | |
55 | Franklin, Hamilton, Story and Wright | ![]() |
Shannon Latham | Republican | 2020 | Local Government (Chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
56 | Hancock, Humboldt and Wright | ![]() |
Mark Thompson | Republican | 2022 | ||
57 | Butler and Bremer | ![]() |
Pat Grassley | Republican | 2006 | Education Reform (Chair) | |
58 | Bremer, Chickasaw, and Floyd | ![]() |
Charley Thomson | Republican | 2022 | Economic Development (Vice Chair) | |
59 | Cerro Gordo | ![]() |
Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 2008 | Education (Ranking Member) | Administration and Regulation |
60 | Cerro, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth | ![]() |
Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 2016 | State Government (Chair) | |
61 | Black Hawk | ![]() |
Timi Brown-Powers | Democratic | 2014 | Appropriations (Ranking Member) | |
62 | Black Hawk | ![]() |
Jerome Amos | Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | |
63 | Howard, Fayette, and Winneshiek | ![]() |
Michael Bergan | Republican | 2016 | Administration and Regulation (Chair) | |
64 | Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque | ![]() |
Anne Osmundson | Republican | 2018 | Ethics (Chair) | |
65 | Dubuque | ![]() |
Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 2016 | Commerce (Chair) | Health and Human Services |
66 | Jackson, and Jones | ![]() |
Steve Bradley | Republican | 2020 | Justice System (Vice Chair) | |
67 | Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque | ![]() |
Craig Johnson | Republican | 2022 | Education (Vice Chair) | |
68 | Back Hawk, Buchanan and Fayette | ![]() |
Chad Ingels | Republican | 2020 | Veterans Affairs (Chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
69 | Clinton | ![]() |
Tom Determann | Republican | 2022 | Transportation (Vice Chair) | Administration and Regulation |
70 | Clinton, Jackson and Scott | ![]() |
Norlin Mommsen | Republican | 2014 | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chair) | |
71 | Dubuque | ![]() |
Lindsay James | Democratic | 2018 | Government Oversight (Ranking Member) | |
72 | Dubuque | ![]() |
Charles Isenhart | Democratic | 2008 | Health and Human Service | |
73 | Linn | ![]() |
Elizabeth Wilson | Democratic | 2022 | Health and Human Services | |
74 | Linn | ![]() |
Eric Gjerde | Democratic | 2020 | Justice System | |
75 | Black Hawk | ![]() |
Bob Kressig | Democratic | 2004 | Public Safety (Ranking Member) | Administration and Regulation |
76 | Black Hawk, Benton, and Tama | ![]() |
Derek Wulf | Republican | 2022 | Agriculture (Vice Chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
77 | Linn | ![]() |
Jeff Cooling | Democratic | 2022 | Labor and Workforce (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
78 | Linn | Angel Ramirez | Democratic | 2025 | |||
79 | Linn | ![]() |
Tracy Ehlert | Democratic | 2018 | Education (Ranking Member) | |
80 | Linn | ![]() |
Art Staed | Democratic | 2006; 2012 [f] | Economic Growth and Technology (Ranking Member) | Education |
81 | Scott | ![]() |
Luana Stoltenberg | Republican | 2022 | ||
82 | Cedar, Muscatine and Scott | ![]() |
Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 2012 | Ways and Means (Chair) | |
83 | Linn | ![]() |
Cindy Golding | Republican | 2022 | Local Government (Vice Chair) | |
84 | Benton and Linn | ![]() |
Thomas Gerhold | Republican | 2018 | ||
85 | Johnson | ![]() |
Amy Nielsen | Democratic | 2016 | State Government (Ranking Member) | |
86 | Johnson | ![]() |
David Jacoby | Democratic | 2003[g] | Ways and Means (Ranking Member) | |
87 | Henry, Jefferson, Van Buren | ![]() |
Jeff Shipley | Republican | 2018 | Government Oversight (Vice Chair) | Justice System |
88 | Jefferson, Keokuk, and Mahaska | ![]() |
Helena Hayes | Republican | 2022 | ||
89 | Johnson | ![]() |
Elinor Levin | Democratic | 2022 | Education | |
90 | Johnson | ![]() |
Adam Zabner | Democratic | 2022 | Natural Resources (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
91 | Iowa and Johnson | ![]() |
Brad Sherman | Republican | 2022 | ||
92 | Johnson and Washington | ![]() |
Heather Hora | Republican | 2022 | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |
93 | Scott | ![]() |
Gary Mohr | Republican | 2016 | Appropriations (Chair) | |
94 | Scott | ![]() |
Mike Vondran | Republican | 2022 | Public Safety (Vice Chair) | Justice System |
95 | Des Moines, Henry, Louisa and Muscatine | ![]() |
Taylor Collins | Republican | 2022 | Appropriations (Vice Chair) | Education |
96 | Muscatine | ![]() |
Mark Cisneros | Republican | 2020 | ||
97 | Scott | ![]() |
Ken Croken | Democratic | 2022 | Justice System | |
98 | Scott | ![]() |
Monica Kurth | Democratic | 2017 | Agriculture (Ranking Member) | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
99 | Des Moines and Lee | ![]() |
Matthew Rinker | Republican | 2022 | Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals |
100 | Lee | ![]() |
Martin Graber | Republican | 2020 | Economic Development (Chair) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ First elected in a February 10, 2015 special election.
- ^ First elected in a December 8, 2015 special election.
- ^ First elected in a January 7, 2014 special election.
- ^ First elected in an October 2013 special election
- ^ First elected in an October 12, 2021 special election.
- ^ First elected in 2006, lost re-election to the House in 2008, elected to the House in 2012.
- ^ First elected in an August 26, 2003 special election.
Past composition of the House of Representatives
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Past notable members
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Opsahl, Robin (August 4, 2025). "Rep. Bobby Kaufmann elected as Iowa House majority leader". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen. "Iowa state Rep. John Landon dies at 71". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Republican Martin Graber (District 100) died. [1]
- ^ Republican Blaine Watkins elected to succeed Graber. [2]
- ^ Democrat Sami Scheetz (District 78) resigned. [3]
- ^ Democrat Angel Ramirez elected to succeed Scheetz. [4]
- ^ "Iowa State Legislature - House of Representatives". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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