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Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 13, 2025
Leadership
Pat Grassley (R)
since January 13, 2020
Speaker pro tempore
John Wills (R)
since January 13, 2020
Majority Leader
Bobby Kaufmann (R)[1]
since August 4, 2025
Minority Leader
Brian Meyer (D)
since May 15, 2025
Structure
Seats100
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (67)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityLegislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution
Salary$25,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingLegislative 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.[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

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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

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Position Name Party District
Speaker of the House Pat Grassley Republican 57
Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann[1] Republican 82
Minority Leader Brian Meyer (politician) Democratic 29

Committee leadership

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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.[3]

Current composition

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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
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

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District
Jurisdiction(s) represented
Image
Representative
Party
First
elected
Standing
committee
leader
Appropriations
subcommittee
member[9]
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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly Matt Windschitl Republican 2006
16 Fremont, Mills, and Pottawattamie Official Portrait for the 86th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 89th General Assembly Tom Moore Republican 2015[b] Labor and Workforce (Vice Chair)
19 Pottawattamie Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly Ruth Ann Gaines Democratic 2010 Ethics (Ranking Member)
34 Polk Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly Dave Deyoe Republican 2006 Labor and Workforce (Chair)
52 Marshall Sue Cahill Democratic 2020 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Ranking Member)
53 Poweshiek and Tama Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly Pat Grassley Republican 2006 Education Reform (Chair)
58 Bremer, Chickasaw, and Floyd Charley Thomson Republican 2022 Economic Development (Vice Chair)
59 Cerro Gordo Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 88th General Assembly Lindsay James Democratic 2018 Government Oversight (Ranking Member)
72 Dubuque Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly Art Staed Democratic 2006; 2012 [f] Economic Growth and Technology (Ranking Member) Education
81 Scott Luana Stoltenberg Republican 2022
82 Cedar, Muscatine and Scott Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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 Official Portrait for the 85th General Assembly 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

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  1. ^ First elected in a February 10, 2015 special election.
  2. ^ First elected in a December 8, 2015 special election.
  3. ^ First elected in a January 7, 2014 special election.
  4. ^ First elected in an October 2013 special election
  5. ^ First elected in an October 12, 2021 special election.
  6. ^ First elected in 2006, lost re-election to the House in 2008, elected to the House in 2012.
  7. ^ First elected in an August 26, 2003 special election.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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House of Representatives seating chart detail from 1882 Iowa Redbook

Past notable members

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Qualifications

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Opsahl, Robin (August 4, 2025). "Rep. Bobby Kaufmann elected as Iowa House majority leader". Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  3. ^ Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "Committees". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen. "Iowa state Rep. John Landon dies at 71". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ Republican Martin Graber (District 100) died. [1]
  6. ^ Republican Blaine Watkins elected to succeed Graber. [2]
  7. ^ Democrat Sami Scheetz (District 78) resigned. [3]
  8. ^ Democrat Angel Ramirez elected to succeed Scheetz. [4]
  9. ^ "Iowa State Legislature - House of Representatives". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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