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Iowa General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Bicameral
Houses


  • Senate

  • House of Representatives


Leadership
President of the Senate

Charles Schneider (R)
Since March 16, 2018
Senate Majority Leader

Jack Whitver (R)
Since March 13, 2018
Speaker of the House

Linda Upmeyer (R)
Since January 14, 2016
House Majority Leader

Chris Hagenow (R)
Since January 14, 2016
Structure
Iowa state senate 4-10-18.svg
Senate political groups
Majority party

  •   Republican (29)

Minority parties




  •   Democratic (20)


  •   Independent (1)


House of Representatives diagram 2014 State of Iowa.svg
House of Representatives political groups
Majority

  •   Republican (58)

Minority



  •   Democratic (41)

Elections
Senate last election
November 8, 2016
(25 seats)
House of Representatives last election
November 8, 2016
Senate next election
November 6, 2018
(25 seats)
House of Representatives next election
November 6, 2018
Meeting place
Iowa capitol.jpg

Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines
Website
http://www.legis.state.ia.us

The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) 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.




Contents






  • 1 Composition


    • 1.1 Composition of the 87th General Assembly of Iowa (2017-2019)




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Composition[edit]


The IGA consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 60,927 people and each representative about 30,464 people as of the 2010 United States Census[update].[1] The last redistricting was enacted on April 19, 2011[2] for the 2012 elections 85th General Assembly. The IGA convenes annually on the second Monday in January. [3]


As of January 2017[update], the Iowa Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor's office are all controlled by Republicans.[4] Prior to the 2006 elections, Iowa had one of the most evenly divided state legislatures in the country, with a 25–25 split in the Senate and the House composed of 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats.[citation needed]


Leaders in the Senate are President Charles Schneider (R), and President Pro Tempore Jerry Behn (R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R), and Minority Leader Janet Petersen (D). In the House, the Speaker is Linda Upmeyer (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Windschitl (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Chris Hagenow (R), and Minority Leader Todd Prichard (D).



Composition of the 87th General Assembly of Iowa (2017-2019)[edit]
































Affiliation (Senate)

Members

 

Republican Party
29
 

Democratic Party
20
 

Independent
1
 

Vacant
0
 Total


50


























Affiliation (House)

Members

 

Republican Party
58
 

Democratic Party
41
 

Vacant
1
 Total

99


See also[edit]



  • Iowa Senate

  • Iowa House of Representatives

  • Governor of Iowa



References[edit]





  1. ^ "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 2011-03-31. p. 3. Retrieved 2012-11-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Iowa Redistricting - 2011". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 2012-11-17.


  3. ^ "Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly" (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2012-11-17.


  4. ^ "2017 Iowa Legislature convenes amid pomp, speeches". DesMoinesRegister.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11.




External links[edit]








  • Iowa Legislature official government website

  • Iowa General Assembly official website

  • Iowa Code

  • Iowa Constitution














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