The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. One State Senator is elected from each of the state's 50 electoral districts, with each Senate district containing two House of Representatives districts. The 2021–23 term is part of the 89th General Assembly. As of January 11, 2021[update], 18 of those seats are held by Democrats and 32 by Republicans. The presiding officer is the President of the Senate, who is chosen by the majority party and elected by the Senate. In addition, senators elect a President pro tempore, chosen in the same manner as the President, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader, a majority and minority whip, and assistant party leaders.[1]
Senators serve for four-year terms and are elected in even-numbered years, with half of the Senate elected every two years in the general election on election day, as part of the presidential and midterm elections. Newly elected senators are sworn in and begin work on the second Monday of January.[1] Should a senator resign from office before his or her term expires, the governor calls a special election to replace the senator.[2] Senators are not term-limited.[3]
Senators generally serve on several standing committees and often serve on joint appropriations subcommittees, permanent statutory committees and various boards and commissions.
Party composition edit
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|
| Republican | 32 |
| Democratic | 18 |
| Total |
50 |
Leadership edit
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Jake Chapman | Republican | 10 |
| President pro tempore | Brad Zaun | Republican | 20 |
| Majority Leader | Jack Whitver | Republican | 19 |
| Minority Leader | Zach Wahls | Democratic | 37 |
Senators edit
| District |
Jurisdiction(s) represented |
Portrait |
Senator |
Party |
First elected |
Standing committee leader |
Appropriations subcommittee member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola and Palo Alto | 
|
Zach Whiting | Republican | 2018 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Vice Chair) |
| 2 | Cherokee, O'Brien, Plymouth and Sioux | Jeff Taylor | Republican | 2020 | Education (Vice Chair) | ||
| 3 | Plymouth and Woodbury | 
|
Jim Carlin | Republican | 2018 | Ethics (Vice Chair) | Justice System (Vice Chair) |
| 4 | Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago and Wright | 
|
Dennis Guth | Republican | 2012 | N/A | Administration and Regulation (Chair) |
| 5 | Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas and Webster | 
|
Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | 2014 | Appropriations (Chair) | |
| 6 | Audubon, Buena Vista, Carroll, Crawford and Sac | Craig Williams | Republican | 2020 | Government Oversight (Vice Chair) | ||
| 7 | Woodbury | 
|
Jackie Smith | Democratic | 2018 | Local Government (Ranking Member) | Education (Ranking Member) |
| 8 | Pottawattamie | 
|
Dan Dawson | Republican | 2016 | Ways and Means (Chair) | |
| 9 | Crawford, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Shelby and Woodbury | 
|
Jason Schultz | Republican | 2014 | Commerce (Chair); Government Oversight (Chair) | |
| 10 | Adair, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie and Polk | 
|
Jake Chapman | Republican | 2012 | Rules and Administration (Vice Chair) | |
| 11 | Adams, Cass, Pottawattamie and Union | 
|
Tom Shipley | Republican | 2014 | Local Government (Chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Vice Chair) |
| 12 | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold and Taylor | 
|
Mark Costello | Republican | 2014[a] | Human Resources (Vice Chair) | Health and Human Services (Chair) |
| 13 | Madison and Warren | 
|
Julian Garrett | Republican | 2013[b] | Judiciary (Vice Chair) | Justice System (Chair) |
| 14 | Clarke, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Marion and Wayne | 
|
Amy Sinclair | Republican | 2012 | Education (Chair) | |
| 15 | Jasper and Polk | 
|
Zach Nunn | Republican | 2018 | N/A | |
| 16 | Polk | 
|
Nate Boulton | Democratic | 2016 | Labor and Business Relations (Ranking Member) | |
| 17 | Polk | 
|
Tony Bisignano | Democratic | 2014 | State Government (Ranking Member) | |
| 18 | Polk | 
|
Janet Petersen | Democratic | 2012 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Ranking Member) |
| 19 | Polk | 
|
Jack Whitver | Republican | 2011[c] | Rules and Administration (Chair) | |
| 20 | Polk | 
|
Brad Zaun | Republican | 2004 | Judiciary (Chair) | |
| 21 | Polk and Warren | Claire Celsi | Democratic | 2018 | Government Oversight (Ranking Member) | Administration and Regulation (Ranking Member) | |
| 22 | Dallas and Polk | Sarah Trone Garriott | Democratic | 2020 | Natural Resources and Environment (Ranking Member) | ||
| 23 | Story | 
|
Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 2002 | Education (Ranking Member) | |
| 24 | Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Story and Webster | Jesse Green | Republican | 2020 | Labor and Business Relations (Vice Chair) | Education (Vice Chair) | |
| 25 | Butler, Grundy, Hardin and Story | 
|
Annette Sweeney | Republican | 2018 | Agriculture (Vice Chair); Natural Resources and Environment (Chair) | |
| 26 | Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek and Worth | 
|
Waylon Brown | Republican | 2016 | Transportation (Chair) | |
| 27 | Butler, Cerro Gordo and Franklin | 
|
Amanda Ragan | Democratic | 2002[d] | N/A | Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) |
| 28 | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek | Mike Klimesh | Republican | 2020 | Local Government (Vice Chair) | ||
| 29 | Dubuque, Jones and Jackson | 
|
Carrie Koelker | Republican | 2018 | Commerce (Vice Chair); Ethics (Chair) | Economic Development (Chair) |
| 30 | Black Hawk | 
|
Eric Giddens | Democratic | 2019 | Transportation (Ranking Member); Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) | |
| 31 | Black Hawk | 
|
William Dotzler | Democratic | 2002 | N/A | Economic Development (Ranking Member) |
| 32 | Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan and Fayette | 
|
Craig Johnson | Republican | 2016 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Chair) |
| 33 | Linn | 
|
Rob Hogg | Democratic | 2006 | N/A | |
| 34 | Linn | 
|
Liz Mathis | Democratic | 2011[e] | Human Resources (Ranking Member) | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Ranking Member) |
| 35 | Linn | 
|
Todd Taylor | Democratic | 2018 | N/A | Justice System (Ranking Member) |
| 36 | Black Hawk, Marshall and Tama | 
|
Jeff Edler | Republican | 2016 | Human Resources (Chair) | Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) |
| 37 | Cedar, Johnson and Muscatine | 
|
Zach Wahls | Democratic | 2018 | Rules and Administration (Ranking Member) | |
| 38 | Benton, Iowa and Poweshiek | Dawn Driscoll | Republican | 2020 | Natural Resources and Environment (Vice Chair) | ||
| 39 | Johnson, Keokuk and Washington | 
|
Kevin Kinney | Democrat | 2014 | Agriculture (Ranking Member); Judiciary (Ranking Member) | |
| 40 | Appanoose, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe and Wapello | 
|
Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 2012 | N/A | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chair) |
| 41 | Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren and Wapello | Adrian Dickey | Republican | 2021[f] | Labor and Business Relations (Chair); Transportation (Vice Chair), Labor, and Ways and Means | ||
| 42 | Henry, Lee, Jefferson and Washington | Jeff Reichman | Republican | 2020 | Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) | ||
| 43 | Johnson | 
|
Joe Bolkcom | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations (Ranking Member) | |
| 44 | Des Moines, Louisa and Muscatine | Tim Goodwin | Republican | 2020 | Ways and Means (Vice Chair) | ||
| 45 | Scott | 
|
Jim Lykam | Democratic | 2016[g] | Commerce (Ranking Member) | |
| 46 | Muscatine and Scott | 
|
Mark Lofgren | Republican | 2016 | Veterans Affairs (Chair); Appropriations (Vice Chair) | |
| 47 | Scott | 
|
Roby Smith | Republican | 2010 | State Government (Chair) | |
| 48 | Buchanan, Delaware, Jones and Linn | 
|
Dan Zumbach | Republican | 2012 | Agriculture (Chair) | Administration and Regulation (Vice Chair) |
| 49 | Clinton and Scott | 
|
Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 2018 | State Government (Vice Chair) | Education (Chair) |
| 50 | Dubuque | 
|
Pam Jochum | Democratic | 2008 | Ethics (Ranking Member); Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) |
Notes edit
- ^ First elected in a December 30, 2014 special election.
- ^ First elected in a November 19, 2013 special election.
- ^ First elected in a January 18, 2011 special election.
- ^ First elected in a March 12, 2002 special election.
- ^ First elected in a November 8, 2011 special election.
- ^ First elected in a January 26, 2021 special election.
- ^ First elected in a December 27, 2016 special election.
See also edit
References edit
General edit
- "Journal of the Senate, Eighty-Fourth General Assembly, 2011 Regular Session" (PDF). State of Iowa. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- "1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa – Codified". Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- Iowa Official Register, 2011-2012. Vol. 74. Iowa General Assembly, Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director.
- "Senate, General Assembly: 86 (01/12/2015 – 01/08/2017)". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Leadership, General Assembly: 86 (01/12/2015 – 01/08/2017)". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Election Results and Statistics". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
Specific edit
- ^ a b Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Iowa Code 2011 + Supplement §69.14" (PDF). January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ National Conference of State Legislatures (June 2009). "The Term Limited States". Retrieved October 23, 2012.
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