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State of Iowa legislative body
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Iowa Senate
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Type
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Term limits
| None
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New session started
| January 9, 2023
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President
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President pro tempore
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Majority Leader
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Minority Leader
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Political groups
| Majority
Minority
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Length of term
| 4 years
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Authority
| Legislative Department, Section 3,
Iowa Constitution
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Salary
| $25,000/year + per diem
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Last election
| November 8, 2022
(25 seats)
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Next election
| November 5, 2024
(25 seats)
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Redistricting
| Legislative Service Agency with legislative approval
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State Senate Chamber
Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines
,
Iowa
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Iowa General Assembly
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The
Iowa Senate
is the
upper house
of the
Iowa General Assembly
,
United States
. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the
state of Iowa
with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, as of the
2010 United States census
[update]
.
[1]
Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the
Iowa State Capitol
in
Des Moines
.
Unlike the
lower house
, the
Iowa House of Representatives
, senators serve four-year terms, with no
term limits
. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years.
Leadership
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The
President of the Senate
presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committees, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. Unlike the more powerful Speaker of the
Iowa House of Representatives
, the Senate President cannot appoint committee chairmanships or shuffle committee memberships.
[2]
The
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
was the presiding officer of the Senate until 1988, when an amendment to the
Constitution of Iowa
was passed in a referendum (effective from 1991).
[3]
The other partisan Senate leadership positions, such as the
Majority
and
Minority
leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses to head their parties in the chamber.
The
President of the Senate
is
Republican
Amy Sinclair
of the 12th District. The
Majority Leader
is Republican
Jack Whitver
of the 23rd District. The
Minority Leader
is
Democrat
Pam Jochum
of the 36th District.
[4]
Committee leadership
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*All chairs and vice chairs are
Republicans
. All ranking members are
Democrats
.
[5]
Current composition
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Affiliation
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Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total
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Democratic
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Republican
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Independent
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Vacant
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End 2012
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26
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23
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0
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49
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1
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Begin 2013
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26
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24
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0
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50
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0
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End of 2014 session
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Begin 2015
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26
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24
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0
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50
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0
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End 2016 session
[6]
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23
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1
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Begin 2017
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20
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29
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1
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50
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0
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End 2018
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50
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0
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Begin 2019
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18
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32
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0
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50
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0
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Begin 2023
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16
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34
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0
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50
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0
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Latest voting share
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32%
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68%
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0%
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Past notable members
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- Samuel J. Kirkwood
, two-time
governor of Iowa
(1860–64, 1876–77); two time
U.S. senator
(1866–67), (1877–81);
U.S. secretary of the interior
(1881–82)
- George G. Wright
, U.S. senator from 1871 to 1877
- Tom Vilsack
, Incumbent
United States secretary of agriculture
since 2021 and from 2009 to 2017, former governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007, and briefly
Democratic
candidate for
president of the United States
in 2008
- George A. Wilson
, governor of Iowa from 1939 to 1943
- Patty Judge
, former
lieutenant governor of Iowa
(2007?2011), former
Iowa secretary of agriculture
(1999?2007)
- Steve King
, former
U.S. representative
for
Iowa's 4th congressional district
(2003?2021)
- Joni Ernst
, Incumbent U.S. senator, since 2015
- Kim Reynolds
, Incumbent governor of Iowa since 2017, former lieutenant governor of Iowa (2011?2017)
- Randy Feenstra
, Incumbent U.S. representative for
Iowa's 4th congressional district
since 2021
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
, U.S. representative for
Iowa's 2nd congressional district
since 2021 and Republican nominee for
Iowa's 2nd congressional district
in 2008, 2010, and 2014
Past composition of the Senate
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See also
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References
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External links
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