The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the

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of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a

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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

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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

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(R), and President Pro Tempore

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(R). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R), and Minority Leader

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(D). In the House, the Speaker is

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(R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader

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(R), and Minority Leader

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(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
{{Authority control 1846 establishments in Iowa

Composition

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

See also

References

External links