Iowa General Assembly

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Iowa General Assembly
Bicameral
Houses
Leadership
Amy Sinclair (R)
since January 9, 2023
Senate Majority Leader
Jack Whitver (R)
since March 13, 2018
Pat Grassley (R)
since January 13, 2020
House Majority Leader
Matt Windschitl (R)
since January 13, 2020
Structure
Senate political groups
  •   Republican (34)
  •   Democratic (16)
House of Representatives political groups
Elections
Last Senate election
Des Moines
Website
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/

The Iowa General Assembly is the

bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. The Senate consists of four year terms and the House consists of two year terms. The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines since the capital was move there in 1857.[1] The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.[2]

Composition

The Iowa General Assembly consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 63,848 people and each representative about 31,924 people as of the 2020 United States census.[3] The current legislative maps were enacted on November 4th, 2021[4] for the 2022 elections and the 90th General Assembly.

Leaders in the Senate are President Amy Sinclair (R), and President Pro Tempore Brad Zaun (R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R), and Democratic Leader Pam Jochum (D). In the House, the Speaker is Pat Grassley (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Matt Windschitl (R), and Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst (D).[5] The Republican Party currently holds a 2/3rds super-majority in the Senate.

Composition of the 90th General Assembly of Iowa (2023–2024)

Affiliation (Senate) Members
  Republican Party 34
  Democratic Party 16
  Independent 0
  Vacant 0
 Total
50
Affiliation (House) Members
  Republican Party 64
  Democratic Party 36
  Independent 0
  Vacant 0
 Total
100

See also

References

  1. ^ "The General Assembly | Iowa PBS". www.iowapbs.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly" (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. pp. 20–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Iowa Legislative Maps" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Iowa Redistricting - 2021". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Iowa Legislature - Leadership". Iowa Legislature.

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