List of current members of the Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. One State Representative is elected from each of the state's 100 electoral districts, with each House district making up half of a Senate district. The 2019-21 term is part of the 88th General Assembly. As of January 14, 2019, 54 of the seats are held by Republicans and 46 by Democrats. The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House, who is chosen by the majority party and elected by the House. In addition, representatives elect a Speaker Pro Tempore, chosen in the same manner as the Speaker, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader, a majority and minority whip, and assistant party leaders.[1]
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Representatives serve for two-year terms and are elected in the general election on election day, as part of the presidential and midterm elections. Newly elected representatives are sworn in and begin work on the second Monday of January.[1] Should a representative resign from office before his or her term expires, the governor calls a special election to replace the representative.[2] Representatives are not term-limited.[3]
Representatives generally serve on several standing committees and often serve on joint appropriations subcommittees, permanent statutory committees, and various boards and commissions.
Party composition
Affiliation | Members |
---|---|
Republican | 54 |
Democratic | 46 |
Total |
100 |
Current leadership
Position | Name | Party | District |
---|---|---|---|
Speaker of the House | Linda Upmeyer | Republican | 54 |
Speaker pro tempore | Matt Windschitl | Republican | 17 |
Majority Leader | Chris Hagenow | Republican | 19 |
Minority Leader | Todd Prichard | Democratic | 52 |
Current State Representatives
District | Jurisdiction(s) represented | Image | Representative | Party | First elected | Standing Committee Leader | Appropriations Subcommittee Member |
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1 | Dickinson, Lyon, and Osceola | John Wills | Republican | 2014 | |||
2 | Clay, Dickinson, and Palo Alto | ![]() |
Megan Jones | Republican | 2012 | ||
3 | Cherokee, O'Brien, Plymouth, and Sioux | ![]() |
Dan Huseman | Republican | 1994 | Labor (Vice Chair) | |
4 | Sioux | Skyler Wheeler | Republican | 2016 | Economic Growth (Chair) | ||
5 | Plymouth and Woodbury | Thomas Jeneary | Republican | 2018 | Natural Resources (Vice Chair) | ||
6 | Woodbury | Jacob Bossman | Republican | 2018 | Administration and Rules (Vice Chair); Ways and Means (Vice Chair) | ||
7 | Emmet, Kossuth, and Winnebago | ![]() |
Tedd Gassman | Republican | 2012 | Education (Vice Chair) | |
8 | Hancock, Kossuth, and Wright | Terry Baxter | Republican | 2014 | Government Oversight (Vice Chair) | ||
9 | Webster | Ann Meyer | Republican | 2018 | Human Resources (Vice Chair) | ||
10 | Calhoun, Humboldt, Pocahontas, and Webster | Mike Sexton | Republican | 2014 | N/A | Justice System (Vice Chair) | |
11 | Buena Vista and Sac | ![]() |
Gary Worthan | Republican | 2006[lower-alpha 1] | N/A | Justice System (Chair) |
12 | Audubon, Carroll, and Crawford | Brian Best | Republican | 2014 | N/A | Economic Development (Chair) | |
13 | Woodbury | ![]() |
Chris Hall | Democratic | 2010 | Appropriations (Ranking Member) | |
14 | Woodbury | Timothy Kacena | Democratic | 2016 | Public Safety (Ranking Member) | ||
15 | Pottawattamie | Charlie McConkey | Democratic | 2014 | |||
16 | Pottawattamie | ![]() |
Mary Ann Hanusa | Republican | 2010 | Government Oversight (Chair) | |
17 | Harrison, Ida, Monona, and Woodbury | ![]() |
Matt Windschitl | Republican | 2006 | ||
18 | Crawford, Harrison, and Shelby | Steven Holt | Republican | 2014 | Judiciary (Chair) | ||
19 | Dallas and Polk | ![]() |
Chris Hagenow | Republican | 2018 | ||
20 | Adair, Cass, Dallas, and Guthrie | Ray Sorensen | Republican | 2018 | |||
21 | Adams, Cass, Pottawattamie, and Union | Tom Moore | Republican | 2015[lower-alpha 2] | N/A | Education (Vice Chair) | |
22 | Pottawattamie | Jon Jacobsen | Republican | 2017 | Commerce (Vice Chair); Ethics (Vice Chair) | ||
23 | Fremont, Mills, and Montgomery | David Sieck | Republican | 2015[lower-alpha 3] | Agriculture (Vice Chair) | ||
24 | Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, and Taylor | ![]() |
Cecil Dolecheck | Republican | 1996 | Education (Chair) | |
25 | Madison and Warren | Stan Gustafson | Republican | 2014[lower-alpha 4] | Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) | ||
26 | Warren | ![]() |
Scott Ourth | Democratic | 2012 | Natural Resources (Ranking Member) | |
27 | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, and Wayne | ![]() |
Joel Fry | Republican | 2010 | N/A | Health and Human Services (Chair) |
28 | Jasper, Lucas, and Marion | Jon Thorup | Republican | 2018 | Public Safety (Vice Chair) | ||
29 | Jasper | Wes Breckenridge | Democratic | 2016 | |||
30 | Polk | Brian Lohse | Republican | 2018 | Local Government (Vice Chair) | ||
31 | Polk | ![]() |
Rick Olson | Democratic | 2004 | ||
32 | Polk | ![]() |
Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 2010 | Government Oversight (Ranking Member) | |
33 | Polk | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 2013 | |||
34 | Polk | ![]() |
Bruce Hunter | Democratic | 2003[lower-alpha 5] | Labor (Ranking Member) | |
35 | Polk | ![]() |
Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 2006 | ||
36 | Polk | ![]() |
Marti Anderson | Democratic | 2012 | N/A | Justice System (Ranking Member) |
37 | Polk | ![]() |
John Landon | Republican | 2012 | N/A | Administration and Regulation (Chair) |
38 | Polk | Heather Matson | Democratic | 2018 | |||
39 | Polk | Karin Derry | Democratic | 2018 | |||
40 | Polk | ![]() |
John Forbes | Democratic | 2012 | ||
41 | Polk | ![]() |
Jo Oldson | Democratic | 2002 | ||
42 | Polk and Warren | Kristin Sunde | Democratic | 2018 | |||
43 | Polk | Jennifer Konfrst | Democratic | 2018 | |||
44 | Dallas | Kenan Judge | Democratic | 2018 | |||
45 | Story | ![]() |
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 2004 | Human Resources (Ranking Member) | |
46 | Story | ![]() |
Lisa Heddens | Democratic | 2002 | N/A | Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) |
47 | Boone and Greene | Phil Thompson | Republican | 2018 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Vice Chair) | |
48 | Boone, Hamilton, Story, and Webster | ![]() |
Robert Bacon | Republican | 2012 | Natural Resources (Chair) | |
49 | Hardin and Story | ![]() |
Dave Deyoe | Republican | 2006 | Labor (Chair) | |
50 | Butler, Grundy, and Hardin County, Iowa | ![]() |
Pat Grassley | Republican | 2006 | Appropriations (Chair) | |
51 | Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, and Worth | Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 2016 | Local Government (Chair) | ||
52 | Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, and Floyd | ![]() |
Todd Prichard | Democratic | 2013[lower-alpha 6] | ||
53 | Cerro Gordo | ![]() |
Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 2008 | ||
54 | Butler, Cerro Gordo, and Franklin | ![]() |
Linda Upmeyer | Republican | 2002 | ||
55 | Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek | Michael Bergan | Republican | 2016 | N/A | Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) | |
56 | Allamakee and Clayton | Anne Osmundson | Republican | 2018 | N/A | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Vice Chair) | |
57 | Dubuque | Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 2016 | Human Resources (Chair) | ||
58 | Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones | ![]() |
Andy McKean | Democratic | 2016 | Ethics (Chair) | |
59 | Black Hawk | ![]() |
Bob Kressig | Democratic | 2004 | Transportation (Ranking Member) | |
60 | Black Hawk | Dave Williams | Democratic | 2018 | |||
61 | Black Hawk | Timi Brown-Powers | Democratic | 2014 | N/A | Administration and Regulation (Ranking Member) | |
62 | Black Hawk | Ras Smith | Democratic | 2016 | Education (Ranking Member) | ||
63 | Black Hawk and Bremer | ![]() |
Sandy Salmon | Republican | 2012 | Veterans Affairs (Chair) | |
64 | Buchanan and Fayette | ![]() |
Bruce Bearinger | Democratic | 2012 | Agriculture (Ranking Member) | |
65 | Linn | Liz Bennett | Democratic | 2014 | Economic Growth (Ranking Member) | ||
66 | Linn | ![]() |
Art Staed | Democratic | 2006; 2012 [lower-alpha 7] | Local Government (Ranking Member) | |
67 | Linn | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 2016 | Transportation (Chair) | ||
68 | Linn | Molly Donahue | Democratic | 2018 | |||
69 | Linn | ![]() |
Kirsten Running-Marquardt | Democratic | 2009[lower-alpha 8] | N/A | Economic Development (Ranking Member) |
70 | Linn | Tracy Ehlert | Democratic | 2018 | |||
71 | Marshall | ![]() |
Mark Smith | Democratic | 2000 | ||
72 | Black Hawk, Marshall, and Tama | ![]() |
Dean Fisher | Republican | 2012 | Environmental Protection (Chair) | |
73 | Cedar, Johnson, and Muscatine | ![]() |
Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 2012 | State Government (Chair) | |
74 | Johnson | ![]() |
David Jacoby | Democratic | 2003[lower-alpha 9] | Ways and Means (Ranking Member) | |
75 | Benton and Iowa | Thomas Gerhold | Republican | 2018 | N/A | Economic Development (Vice Chair) | |
76 | Iowa, Johnson, and Poweshiek | ![]() |
David Maxwell | Republican | 2012 | Transportation (Vice Chair) | |
77 | Johnson | Amy Nielsen | Democratic | 2016 | Commerce (Ranking Member) | ||
78 | Keokuk and Washington | ![]() |
Jarad Klein | Republican | 2010 | Public Safety (Chair) | |
79 | Mahaska and Marion | Dustin Hite | Republican | 2018 | Judiciary (Vice Chair) | ||
80 | Appanoose, Mahaska, Monroe, and Wapello | Holly Brink | Republican | 2018 | Appropriations (Vice Chair); Economic Growth (Vice Chair) | ||
81 | Wapello | ![]() |
Mary Gaskill | Democratic | 2002 | Ethics (Ranking Member) | |
82 | Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren | Jeff Shipley | Republican | 2018 | Environmental Protection (Vice Chair) | ||
83 | Lee | Jeff Kurtz | Democratic | 2018 | |||
84 | Henry, Jefferson, Lee County, Iowa, and Washington | Joe Mitchell | Republican | 2018 | State Government (Vice Chair) | ||
85 | Johnson | ![]() |
Vicki Lensing | Democratic | 2000 | Environmental Protection (Ranking Member) | |
86 | Johnson | ![]() |
Mary Mascher | Democratic | 1994 | State Government (Ranking Member) | |
87 | Des Moines | ![]() |
Dennis Cohoon | Democratic | 1986 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals (Ranking Member) |
88 | Des Moines, Louisa, and Muscatine | David Kerr | Republican | 2016 | N/A | Education (Chair) | |
89 | Scott | Monica Kurth | Democratic | 2017 | Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) | ||
90 | Scott | ![]() |
Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 2000 | N/A | Education (Ranking Member) |
91 | Muscatine | Gary Carlson | Republican | 2014 | Commerce (Chair) | ||
92 | Scott | Ross Paustian | Republican | 2014 | Agriculture (Chair) | ||
93 | Scott | ![]() |
Phyllis Thede | Democratic | 2008 | Administration and Rules (Ranking Member) | |
94 | Scott | Gary Mohr | Republican | 2016 | N/A | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Chair) | |
95 | Buchanan and Linn | Louie Zumbach | Republican | 2016 | Administration and Rules (Chair) | Administration and Regulation (Vice Chair) | |
96 | Delaware and Jones | ![]() |
Lee Hein | Republican | 2010 | Ways and Means (Chair) | |
97 | Clinton and Scott | Norlin Mommsen | Republican | 2014 | N/A | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chair) | |
98 | Clinton | ![]() |
Mary Wolfe | Democratic | 2010 | Judiciary (Ranking Member) | |
99 | Dubuque | ![]() |
Lindsay James | Democratic | 2018 | ||
100 | Dubuque | ![]() |
Charles Isenhart | Democratic | 2008 | N/A | Agriculture and Natural Resources (Ranking Member) |
Notes
- First elected in a December 13, 2006 special election.
- First elected in a December 8, 2015 special election.
- First elected in a February 10, 2015 special election.
- First elected in a January 7, 2014 special election.
- First elected in a February 11, 2003 special election.
- Brian Quirk was elected to this seat, but resigned before term start - Todd Prichard was sworn in on January 29, 2013 to succeed Quirk.[4]
- First elected in 2006, lost re-election to the House in 2008, elected to the House in 2012.
- First elected in a November 24, 2009 special election.
- First elected in an August 26, 2003 special election.
References
- General
- "Journal of the Senate, Eighty-Fourth General Assembly, 2011 Regular Session" (PDF). State of Iowa. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- "1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa - Codified". Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- Iowa Official Register, 2011-2012. 74. Iowa General Assembly, Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director.
- "House, General Assembly: 86 (01/12/2015 – 01/08/2017)". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Leadership, General Assembly: 86 (01/12/2015 – 01/08/2017)". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Election Results and Statistics". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- Specific
- Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- "Iowa Code 2011 + Supplement §69.14" (PDF). January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- National Conference of State Legislatures (June 2009). "The Term Limited States". Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- "Swearing In". toddprichard.com. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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