Iowa House of Representatives

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.[1] The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Pat Grassley (R) since January 13, 2020
Speaker Pro Tempore	John H. Wills (R) since January 13, 2020
Majority Leader	Matt Windschitl (R) since January 13, 2020
Minority Leader	Todd Prichard (D) since January 14, 2019
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Majority Republican (59) Minority Democratic (41)
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	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

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 in the chief leadership position, 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	Todd Prichard	Democratic	52

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[2]	53	47	100	0
Latest voting share	53%	47%

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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 E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999, 2011 to 2017
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.
House of Representatives seating chart detail from 1882 Iowa Redbook
Dale M. Cochran, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture from 1987 to 1998.

Notes

References

Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
Republican Andy McKean (District 58) switched parties.

External links

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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

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
88th General Assembly (January 14, 2019 – January 10, 2021) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Todd Prichard (D)
John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) Skyler Wheeler (R) Thomas Jeneary (R) Jacob Bossman (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Ann Meyer (R) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) Timothy Kacena (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Ray Sorensen (R) Tom Moore (R) Jon Jacobsen (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Jon Thorup (R) Wes Breckenridge (D) Brian Lohse (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Heather Matson (D) Karin Derry (D) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Kristin Sunde (D) Jennifer Konfrst (D) Kenan Judge (D) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Phil Thompson (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Jane Bloomingdale (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Michael Bergan (R) Anne Osmundson (R) Shannon Lundgren (R) Andy McKean (D) Bob Kressig (D) Dave Williams (D) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Ras Smith (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Ashley Hinson (R) Molly Donahue (D) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Tracy Ehlert (D) Mark Smith (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) Jeff Kurtz (D) Joe Mitchell (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) David Kerr (R) Monica Kurth (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Gary Mohr (R) Louie Zumbach (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Lindsay James (D) Charles Isenhart (D)
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Statewide political officials of Iowa
U.S. Senate	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 of State Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer of State Mike Naig, Secretary of Agriculture
State Senate	Charles Schneider, President Jack Whitver, Majority Leader Rob Hogg, Minority Leader
State House	Pat Grassley, Speaker Chris Hagenow, Majority Leader Mark Smith, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed, retained by election)	Susan Christensen, Chief Justice Christopher McDonald Brent Appel Edward Mansfield Thomas Waterman Dana Oxley Matthew McDermott, Associate Justices

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