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 | |
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Iowa General Assembly | |
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 |
Political groups | Majority party
Minority party
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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 | |
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 |
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Speaker of the House | Linda Upmeyer | Republican | 54 |
Majority Leader | Chris Hagenow | Republican | 43 |
Minority Leader | Mark Smith | Democratic | 71 |
Current composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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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
^ 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}
^ "2017 Iowa Legislature convenes amid pomp, speeches". DesMoinesRegister.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ Rep. Curt Hanson (D-82) dies "Iowa Rep. Curt Hanson has died". KCCI. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
^ 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.
^ Rep. Jim Carlin (R-6) elected to Iowa Senate [1]
^ Republican Jacob Bossman elected to replace Rep. Jim Carlin (R-6) [2]
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
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