Iowa House of Representatives




Coordinates: 41°35′28″N 93°36′14″W / 41.591°N 93.604°W / 41.591; -93.604













































































Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa General Assembly

Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Lower house

Term limits

None
History
New session started

January 12, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House


Linda Upmeyer (R)
Since January 14, 2016

Speaker pro tempore


Matt Windschitl (R)
Since April 30, 2014

Majority Leader


Chris Hagenow (R)
Since January 14, 2016

Minority Leader


Mark Smith (D)
Since August 10, 2013

Structure
Seats
100

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Political groups

Majority party



  •   Republican (59)

Minority party



  •   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 8, 2016
(100 seats)
Next election

November 6, 2018
(100 seats)
Redistricting
Legislative Service Agency with legislative approval
Meeting place

Iowa House of Reps.JPG

House of Representatives Chamber
Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa
Website

Iowa General Assembly

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


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.




Contents






  • 1 Leadership of the House


    • 1.1 Leaders




  • 2 Current composition


  • 3 Past composition of the House of Representatives


  • 4 Past notable members


  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





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 Linda Upmeyer Republican 54
Majority Leader Chris Hagenow Republican 43
Minority Leader Mark Smith Democratic 71


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[2]
59
41
100
0
June 16, 2017[3]
40
99
1
August 9, 2017[4]
41
100
0
December 12, 2017[5]
58
99
1
January 16, 2018[6]
59
100
0
Latest voting share

7001590000000000000♠59%

7001410000000000000♠41%



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 impeached in 1876.


  • Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999, 2011 to 2017


  • 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.


  • Dale M. Cochran, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture from 1987 to 1998.



See also



  • List of current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

  • Iowa Senate



Notes





References





  1. ^ Iowa Legislative Services Agency (2011-03-31). "First Redistricting Plan" (PDF). 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. ^ "2017 Iowa Legislature convenes amid pomp, speeches". DesMoinesRegister.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11.


  3. ^ Rep. Curt Hanson (D-82) dies "Iowa Rep. Curt Hanson has died". KCCI. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.


  4. ^ Democrat Phil Miller elected to replace Rep. Curt Hanson (D-82)"Democrat Phil Miller wins Iowa House District 82 special election". Des Moines Register. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.


  5. ^ Rep. Jim Carlin (R-6) elected to Iowa Senate [1]


  6. ^ Republican Jacob Bossman elected to replace Rep. Jim Carlin (R-6) [2]




External links












  • 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













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