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Iowa General Assembly

{{short description|Legislative branch of the state government of Iowa}}

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{{Infobox legislature

| name = Iowa General Assembly

|legislature=

| coa_pic = Iowa-StateSeal.svg

| session_room = Iowa capitol.jpg

| house_type = Bicameral

| houses = {{plainlist|

}}

| leader1_type = Senate President

| leader1 = Amy Sinclair

| party1 = (R)

| election1 = January 9, 2023

| leader2_type = House Speaker

| leader2 = Pat Grassley

| party2 = (R)

| election2 = January 13, 2020

| house1 = Senate

| house2 = House of Representatives

| structure1 = Iowa Senate 2022.svg

| structure1_res = 270

| political_groups1 =

  • {{Color box|#DD0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (35)
  • {{Color box|#0000DD|border=darkgray}} Democratic (16)

| last_election1 = November 5, 2024
(25 seats)

| next_election1 = November 3, 2026
(25 seats)

| term_length1 = 4 years

| members2 = 100

| structure2 = Iowa House 2022.svg

| structure2_res = 270

| political_groups2 =

  • {{Color box|#DD0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (67)
  • {{Color box|#0000DD|border=darkgray}} Democratic (33)

| term_length2 = 2 years

| last_election2 = November 5, 2024

| next_election2 = November 3, 2026

| meeting_place = Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines

| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/ Iowa General Assembly]

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=The General Assembly {{!}} Iowa PBS |url=http://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2577/general-assembly |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.iowapbs.org |language=en}} The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Central/Guides/gaguide.pdf|format=PDF|title=Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly|date=December 2006|publisher=Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency|access-date=2012-11-17|pages=20–21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612030428/http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Central/Guides/gaguide.pdf|archive-date=2009-06-12|url-status=dead}}

Composition

The 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.{{Cite web |title=Iowa Legislative Maps |url=https://gis.legis.iowa.gov/Plan2/Plan2Statewide22x34.pdf |access-date=2024-02-24}} The current legislative maps were enacted on November 4, 2021{{cite web |title=Iowa Redistricting - 2021 |url =https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/redistricting |url-status=dead |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121029165127/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Resources/Redist/redistricting.aspx |archive-date =2012-10-29 |access-date =2024-02-24 |publisher =Iowa General Assembly}} for the 2022 elections and the 90th General Assembly.

Officials in the Senate are President Amy Sinclair (R), and President Pro Tempore Brad Zaun (R). Partisan Senate leaders include 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).{{Cite web |title=Iowa Legislature - Leadership |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/leadership |website=Iowa Legislature}} The Republican Party currently{{when?|date=January 2025}} holds a 2/3rds super-majority in the Senate.

= Composition of the 90th General Assembly of Iowa (2023–2024) =

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! colspan="2" | Affiliation (Senate)

! Members

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| Republican Party

| 34

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | 

| Democratic Party

| 16

style="background:#b0b0b0"| 

| Independent

| 0

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| Vacant

| 0

colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  Total

| 50

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! colspan="2" | Affiliation (House)

! Members

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | 

| Republican Party

| 64

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | 

| Democratic Party

| 36

style="background:#b0b0b0"| 

| Independent

| 0

style="background:#b0b0b0"| 

| Vacant

| 0

colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  Total

| 100

See also

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/ Iowa Legislature] official government website
  • [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/ Iowa General Assembly official website]
  • [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode Iowa Code]
  • [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory/constitution Iowa Constitution]

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