Since
Iowa
became a U.S. state in 1846, it has sent
congressional
delegations to the
United States Senate
and
United States House of Representatives
. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the
Iowa Territory
elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1838 to 1846.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Iowa to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
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Current delegation
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Iowa's current congressional delegation in the
118th Congress
consists of its two senators and four representatives, all
Republicans
.
The current dean of the Iowa delegation is Senator and
President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate
Chuck Grassley
, having served in the Senate since 1981 and in Congress since 1975.
United States Senate
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United States House of Representatives
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1838?1846: 1 non-voting delegate
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On July 4, 1838, the
Iowa Territory
was organized. Most of the area comprising the territory was originally part of the
Louisiana Purchase
and was a part of the
Missouri Territory
. When
Missouri
became a state in 1821, this area (along with
the Dakotas
) effectively became
unorganized territory
. The area was closed to white settlers until the 1830s, after the
Black Hawk War
ended. It was attached to the
Michigan Territory
on June 28, 1834, and was split off with the
Wisconsin Territory
in 1836 when
Michigan
became a state. The Iowa Territory was the "Iowa District" of western
Wisconsin Territory
? the region west of the
Mississippi River
. The original boundaries of the territory, as established in 1838, included part of
Minnesota
and parts of
the Dakotas
, covering about 194,000 square miles (500,000 km
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) of land.
Starting on September 10, 1838,
Iowa Territory
sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
1846?1863: 2 seats
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Following statehood on December 28, 1846, Iowa had two seats in the House. It elected both seats statewide at-large on a general ticket, until 1847, when it redistricted into two districts.
1863?1873: 6 seats
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Following the
1860 census
, Iowa was apportioned 6 seats.
1873?1883: 9 seats
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Following the
1870 census
, Iowa was apportioned 9 seats.
1883?1933: 11 seats
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Following the
1880 census
, Iowa was apportioned 11 seats.
1933?1943: 9 seats
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Following the
1930 census
, Iowa was apportioned 9 seats.
1943?1963: 8 seats
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Following the
1940 census
, Iowa was apportioned 8 seats.
1963?1973: 7 seats
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Following the
1960 census
, Iowa was apportioned 7 seats.
1973?1993: 6 seats
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Following the
1970 census
, Iowa was apportioned 6 seats.
1993?2013: 5 seats
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Following the
1990 census
, Iowa was apportioned 5 seats.
2013?present: 4 seats
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Following the
2010 census
, Iowa was apportioned 4 seats.
See also
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References
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