Coordinates: 41°35′28″N 93°36′14″W / 41.591°N 93.604°W / 41.591; -93.604
The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. There are no term limits for either chamber.
The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Composition
The IGA consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 60,927 people and each representative about 30,464 peopleas of the 2010 United States Census[update].1 The last redistricting was enacted on April 19, 20112 for the 2012 elections 85th General Assembly. The IGA convenes annually on the second Monday in January. 3
As of January 2013[update], the Senate is controlled by Democrats, and the House of Representatives and the Governor's office are both controlled by Republicans.
Prior to the 2006 elections, Iowa had one of the most evenly divided state legislatures in the country, with a 25-25 split in the Senate and the House composed of 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats.
Leaders in the Senate are President Pam Jochum (D), and President Pro Tempore Steve Sodders (D). Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Michael Gronstal (D), and Minority Leader Bill Dix (R).
In the House, the Speaker is Kraig Paulsen (R), and the Speaker Pro Tempore Steven Olson (R). Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R), and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D).
See also
References
External links
|
|
|
| United States Congress |
|
|
| State legislatures |
- Alabama (H, S)
- Alaska (H, S)
- Arizona (H, S)
- Arkansas (H, S)
- California (A, S)
- Colorado (H, S)
- Connecticut (H, S)
- Delaware (H, S)
- Florida (H, S)
- Georgia (H, S)
- Hawaii (H, S)
- Idaho (H, S)
- Illinois (H, S)
- Indiana (H, S)
- Iowa (H, S)
- Kansas (H, S)
- Kentucky (H, S)
- Louisiana (H, S)
- Maine (H, S)
- Maryland (H, S)
- Massachusetts (H, S)
- Michigan (H, S)
- Minnesota (H, S)
- Mississippi (H, S)
- Missouri (H, S)
- Montana (H, S)
- Nebraska
- Nevada (A, S)
- New Hampshire (H, S)
- New Jersey (GA, S)
- New Mexico (H, S)
- New York (A, S)
- North Carolina (H, S)
- North Dakota (H, S)
- Ohio (H, S)
- Oklahoma (H, S)
- Oregon (H, S)
- Pennsylvania (H, S)
- Rhode Island (H, S)
- South Carolina (H, S)
- South Dakota (H, S)
- Tennessee (H, S)
- Texas (H, S)
- Utah (H, S)
- Vermont (H, S)
- Virginia (H, S)
- Washington (H, S)
- West Virginia (H, S)
- Wisconsin (A, S)
- Wyoming (H, S)
|
|
| Other legislatures |
|
|
| Obsolete |
|
|
Help
Add this page to your book
Show book (0 pages)
Suggest pages
