The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal

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, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the

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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.

Composition

The Iowa General Assembly consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 60,927 people and each representative about 30,464 people . The last redistricting was enacted on April 19, 2011 for the

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85th General Assembly. The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January. Leaders in the Senate are President Jake Chapman (R), and President Pro Tempore Brad Zaun (R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader

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(R), and Minority Leader Zach Wahls (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 Todd Prichard (D).

Composition of the 89th General Assembly of Iowa (2021–2022)

References

External links

Iowa Legislature
''official government website''
Iowa General Assembly official website

Iowa Code

Iowa Constitution
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