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Iowa General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate President	Amy Sinclair (R) since January 9, 2023
House Speaker	Pat Grassley (R) since January 13, 2020
Structure
Seats	150 members 50 senators 100 representatives
File:Iowa Senate 2025.svg
Senate political groups	Republican (33) Democratic (17)
File:Iowa House 2025.svg
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (66) Democratic (33) Vacant (1)
Elections
Last Senate election	November 5, 2024 (25 seats)
Last House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Next Senate election	November 3, 2026 (25 seats)
Next House of Representatives election	November 3, 2026
Meeting place
File:Iowa capitol.jpg
Iowa State Capitol Des Moines
Website
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.^[1] The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.^[2]

Composition

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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.^[3] The current legislative maps were enacted on November 4, 2021^[4] 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).^[5] The Republican Party held a 2/3rds super-majority in the Senate until the August 2025 special election.

Composition of the 91st General Assembly of Iowa (2025–2026)

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Affiliation (Senate)		Members
	Republican Party	33
	Democratic Party	17
	Independent	0
	Vacant	0
Total		50

Affiliation (House)		Members
	Republican Party	66
	Democratic Party	33
	Independent	0
	Vacant	1^[a]
Total		100

Notes

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^ House district 7 has a vacancy following Mike Sexton's resignation. A special election will be held on December 9, 2025.

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v t e Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
90th General Assembly (January 13, 2025 – January 11, 2027) Speaker Pat Grassley (R) Speaker pro tempore John Wills (R) Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann (R) Minority Leader Brian Meyer (D)
▌J. D. Scholten (D) ▌Robert Henderson (R) ▌Thomas Jeneary (R) ▌Skyler Wheeler (R) ▌Zach Dieken (R) ▌Megan Jones (R) ▌Vacant ▌Ann Meyer (R) ▌Henry Stone (R) ▌John Wills (R) ▌Craig Williams (R) ▌Steven Holt (R) ▌Travis Sitzmann (R) ▌Jacob Bossman (R) ▌Matt Windschitl (R) ▌David Sieck (R) ▌Devon Wood (R) ▌Tom Moore (R) ▌Brent Siegrist (R) ▌Josh Turek (D) ▌Brooke Boden (R) ▌Samantha Fett (R) ▌Ray Sorensen (R) ▌Sam Wengryn (R) ▌Hans Wilz (R) ▌Austin Harris (R) ▌Kenan Judge (D) ▌David Young (R) ▌Brian Meyer (D) ▌Megan Srinivas (D) ▌Mary Madison (D) ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D) ▌Rob Johnson (D) ▌Sean Bagniewski (D) ▌Austin Baeth (D) ▌Barb Kniff McCulla (R) ▌Jon Dunwell (R) ▌Rick Olson (D) ▌Bill Gustoff (R) ▌Ryan Weldon (R) ▌Heather Matson (D) ▌Eddie Andrews (R) ▌Larry McBurney (D) ▌Brian Lohse (R) ▌Dan Gehlbach (R) ▌Carter Nordman (R) ▌Chad Behn (R) ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) ▌Ross Wilburn (D) ▌Brett Barker (R) ▌David Blom (R) ▌Dean Fisher (R) ▌Joshua Meggers (R) ▌Shannon Latham (R) ▌Mark Thompson (R) ▌Pat Grassley (R) ▌Charley Thomson (R) ▌Christian Hermanson (R) ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R) ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D) ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D) ▌Michael Bergan (R) ▌Jason Gearhart (R) ▌Shannon Lundgren (R) ▌Steve Bradley (R) ▌Craig Johnson (R) ▌Chad Ingels (R) ▌Tom Determann (R) ▌Norlin Mommsen (R) ▌Lindsay James (D) ▌Jennifer Smith (R) ▌Elizabeth Wilson (D) ▌Eric Gjerde (D) ▌Bob Kressig (D) ▌Derek Wulf (R) ▌Jeff Cooling (D) ▌Angel Ramirez (D) ▌Tracy Ehlert (D) ▌Aime Wichtendahl (D) ▌Daniel Gosa (D) ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R) ▌Cindy Golding (R) ▌Thomas Gerhold (R) ▌Amy Nielsen (D) ▌David Jacoby (D) ▌Jeff Shipley (R) ▌Helena Hayes (R) ▌Elinor Levin (D) ▌Adam Zabner (D) ▌Judd Lawler (R) ▌Heather Hora (R) ▌Gary Mohr (R) ▌Mike Vondran (R) ▌Taylor Collins (R) ▌Mark Cisneros (R) ▌Ken Croken (D) ▌Monica Kurth (D) ▌Matthew Rinker (R) ▌Blaine Watkins (R)
▌Republican (66) ▌Democratic (33) ▌Vacant (1) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa Senate

v t e Members of the Iowa Senate
90th General Assembly (2025–2027) President of the Senate Amy Sinclair (R) President pro tempore Ken Rozenboom (R) Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R) Minority Leader Janice Weiner (D)
▌Catelin Drey (D) ▌Jeff Taylor (R) ▌Lynn Evans (R) ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R) ▌Dave Rowley (R) ▌Jason Schultz (R) ▌Kevin Alons (R) ▌Mark Costello (R) ▌Tom Shipley (R) ▌Dan Dawson (R) ▌Julian Garrett (R) ▌Amy Sinclair (R) ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R) ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D) ▌Tony Bisignano (D) ▌Vacant ▌Izaah Knox (D) ▌Janet Petersen (D) ▌Ken Rozenboom (R) ▌Mike Pike (R) ▌Mike Bousselot (R) ▌Matt Blake (D) ▌Jack Whitver (R) ▌Jesse Green (R) ▌Herman Quirmbach (D) ▌Kara Warme (R) ▌Annette Sweeney (R) ▌Dennis Guth (R) ▌Sandy Salmon (R) ▌Doug Campbell (R) ▌William Dotzler (D) ▌Mike Klimesh (R) ▌Carrie Koelker (R) ▌Dan Zumbach (R) ▌Mike Zimmer (D) ▌Thomas Townsend (D) ▌Molly Donahue (D) ▌Dave Sires (R) ▌Liz Bennett (D) ▌Art Staed (D) ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R) ▌Charlie McClintock (R) ▌Zach Wahls (D) ▌Adrian Dickey (R) ▌Janice Weiner (D) ▌Dawn Driscoll (R) ▌Scott Webster (R) ▌Mark Lofgren (R) ▌Cindy Winckler (D) ▌Jeff Reichman (R)
▌Republican (33) ▌Democratic (16) ▌Vacant (1) Iowa General Assembly Iowa House of Representatives Iowa Senate

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Iowa General Assembly

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Composition of the 91st General Assembly of Iowa (2025–2026)

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