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Iowa General Assembly | |
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Last Senate election | November 8, 2022 (25 seats) |
Last House of Representatives election | November 8, 2022 |
Next Senate election | November 5, 2024 (25 seats) |
Next House of Representatives election | November 5, 2024 |
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| Iowa State Capitol Des Moines | |
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The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a 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 moved there in 1857.[1] The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.[2]
Composition
editThe 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 4, 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)
edit| Affiliation (Senate) | Members | |
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| Republican Party | 34 | |
| Democratic Party | 16 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Vacant | 0 | |
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50 | |
| Affiliation (House) | Members | |
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| Republican Party | 64 | |
| Democratic Party | 36 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Vacant | 0 | |
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100 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The General Assembly | Iowa PBS". www.iowapbs.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Iowa Legislative Maps" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa Redistricting - 2021". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa Legislature - Leadership". Iowa Legislature.
External links
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- Iowa Legislature official government website
- Iowa General Assembly official website
- Iowa Code
- Iowa Constitution