The

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is the upper house of the

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, the legislature of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

. One State Senator is elected from each of the state's 50 electoral districts, with each Senate district containing two

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districts. The 2023–25 term is part of the 90th General Assembly. , 16 of those seats are held by Democrats and 34 by Republicans. The presiding officer is the President of the Senate, who is chosen by the majority party and elected by the Senate. In addition, senators elect a President pro tempore, chosen in the same manner as the President, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader, a majority and minority whip, and assistant party leaders. Senators serve for four-year terms and are elected in even-numbered years, with half of the Senate elected every two years in the general election on

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, as part of the presidential and midterm elections. Newly elected senators are sworn in and begin work on the second Monday of January. Should a senator resign from office before his or her term expires, the

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calls a

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to replace the senator. Senators are not

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. Senators generally serve on several standing committees and often serve on joint appropriations subcommittees, permanent statutory committees and various boards and commissions.

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Leadership

Senators

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