List of members of the 90th session of the Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. One State Senator is elected from each of the state's 50 electoral districts, with each Senate district containing two House of Representatives districts. The 2023–25 term is part of the 90th General Assembly. As of January 9, 2023, 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.[1]

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 election day, as part of the presidential and midterm elections. Newly elected senators are sworn in and begin work on the second Monday of January.[1] Should a senator resign from office before his or her term expires, the governor calls a special election to replace the senator.[2] Senators are not term-limited.[3]

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

Party composition

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Party composition as of January 9, 2023.
Affiliation Members
Republican 34
Democratic 16
Total
50

Leadership

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Senate leadership as of January 9, 2023.
Position Name Party District
President of the Senate Amy Sinclair Republican 12
President pro tempore Brad Zaun Republican 22
Majority Leader Jack Whitver Republican 23
Minority Leader Zach Wahls Democratic 43

Senators

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Iowa senators as of July 10, 2023
District
Jurisdiction(s) represented
Portrait
Senator
Party
First
elected
Standing
committee
leader
Appropriations
subcommittee
member
1 Woodbury,   Rocky De Witt Republican 2022 N/A Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals
2 Plymouth and Sioux   Jeff Taylor Republican 2020 Education (Vice Chair) Education (Chair)
3 Osceola, O'Brien, Clay, Cherokee, and Buena Vista   Lynn Evans Republican 2022 Education
4 Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac, and Webster   Tim Kraayenbrink Republican 2014 Appropriations (Chair), Technology (Vice Chair)
5 Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto and Winnebago   Dave Rowley Republican 2020 Administration and Regulation Appropriations (Chair)
6 Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Ida, and Shelby   Jason Schultz Republican 2014 State Government (Chair)
7 Cherokee, Monona, Plymouth, and Woodbury   Kevin Alons Republican 2022 Health and Human Services
8 Fremont, Harrison, Mills, and Pottawattamie,   Mark Costello Republican 2014[a] Ethics (Vice Chair) Health and Human Services (Chair)
9 Adams, Cass, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union   Tom Shipley Republican 2014 Ethics (Chair), Natural Resources and Environment (Vice Chair) Agriculture and Natural Resources
10 Pottawattamie   Dan Dawson Republican 2016 Ways and Means (Chair)
11 Marion and Warren   Julian Garrett Republican 2013[b] Judiciary (Vice Chair) Justice System (Chair)
12 Adair, Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas,Decatur, Lucas, Madison, Union and Wayne   Amy Sinclair Republican 2012 Government Oversight (Chair), Rules and Administration (Vice Chair)
13 Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, and Wapello   Cherielynn Westrich Republican 2022 Justice System (Vice Chair)
14 Dallas   Sarah Trone Garriott Democratic 2020 Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) Health and Human Services
15 Polk   Tony Bisignano Democratic 2014 State Government (Ranking Member), Agriculture (Ranking Member)
16 Dallas and Polk   Claire Celsi Democratic 2018 Government Oversight (Ranking Member) Administration and Regulation (Ranking Member)
17 Polk   Izaah Knox Democratic 2022 Natural Resources and Environment (Ranking Member) Education
18 Polk   Janet Petersen Democratic 2012 Appropriations (Ranking Member) Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Ranking Member)
19 Jasper, Mahaska, and Marion   Ken Rozenboom Republican 2012 Agriculture (Vice Chair), Education (Chair)
20 Polk   Nate Boulton Democratic 2016 Judiciary (Ranking Member) Justice System
21 Polk   Mike Bousselot Democratic 2022 Commerce (Vice Chair) Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Vice Chair)
22 Polk   Brad Zaun Republican 2004 Judiciary (Chair)
23 Dallas and Polk   Jack Whitver Republican 2011[c] Rules and Administration (Chair)
24 Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, and Story   Jesse Green Republican 2020 Local Government (Chair)
25 Story   Herman Quirmbach Democratic 2002 Education (Ranking Member) Economic Development
26 Marshall and Story   Jeff Edler Republican 2016 Health and Human Services (Chair) Health and Human Services (Vice Chair)
27 Black Hawk, Grundy, Hardin, Poweshiek, and Tama   Annette Sweeney Republican 2018 Natural Resources and Environment (Chair) Agriculture and Natural Resources (Vice Chair)
28 Franklin, Hancock, Hamilton, Humbolt, and Wright   Dennis Guth Republican 2012 N/A Administration and Regulation (Vice Chair)
29 Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd   Sandy Salmon Republican 2022 Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) Justice System
30 Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth Vacant[4]
31 Black Hawk   William Dotzler Democratic 2002 Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) Economic Development (Ranking Member)
32 Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek   Mike Klimesh Republican 2020 Government Oversight (Vice Chair); Transportation (Chair) Health and Human Services
33 Dubuque, Jones and Jackson   Carrie Koelker Republican 2018 Was and Means (Vice Chair) Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (Chair)
34 Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, and Fayette   Dan Zumbach Republican 2012 Appropriations(Vice Chair) Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chair)
35 Clinton, Jackson, and Scott   Chris Cournoyer Republican 2018 State Government (Vice Chair); Technology (Chair) Education (Vice Chair)
36 Dubuque   Pam Jochum Democratic 2008 Ways and Means(Ranking Member) Administration and Regulation
37 Linn   Molly Donahue Democratic 2022 Workforce (Ranking Member) Health and Human Services (Ranking Member)
38 Benton, Black Hawk, and Tama   Eric Giddens Democratic 2019 Commerce (Ranking Member) Agriculture and Natural Resources (Ranking Member)
39 Linn   Liz Bennett Democratic 2022 Technology (Ranking Member) Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals
40 Linn   Todd Taylor Democratic 2018 Transportation (Ranking Member) Justice System (Ranking Member)
41 Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott   Kerry Gruenhagen Republican 2022 Economic Development
42 Benton and Linn   Charlie McClintock Republican 2022 Workforce (Vice Chair) Justice System
43 Johnson   Zach Wahls Democratic 2018 Rules and Administration (Ranking Member)
44 Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, and Van Buren   Adrian Dickey Republican 2021[d] Workforce (Chair); Transportation (Vice Chair) Economic Development
45 Johnson   Janice Weiner Democratic 2022 Local Government (Ranking Member) Agriculture and Natural Resources
46 Iowa, Johnson and Washington   Dawn Driscoll Republican 2020 Agriculture (Chair)
47 Scott   Scott Webster Republican 2022 Administration and Regulation
48 Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, and Muscatine   Mark Lofgren Republican 2016 Local Government (Vice Chair) Economic Development (Chair)
49 Scott   Cindy Winckler Democratic 2022 Ethics (Ranking Member) Education (Ranking Member)
50 Des Moines and Lee   Jeff Reichman Republican 2020 Veterans Affairs (Chair)

Notes

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  1. ^ First elected in a December 30, 2014 special election.
  2. ^ First elected in a November 19, 2013 special election.
  3. ^ First elected in a January 18, 2011 special election.
  4. ^ First elected in a January 26, 2021 special election.

See also

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References

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General

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  • "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. Vol. 74. Iowa General Assembly, Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director.
  • "Senate, 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

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  1. ^ a b Legislative Guide to the Iowa General Assembly (PDF). Legal Services Division, Iowa Legislative Services Agency. December 2006. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Iowa Code 2011 + Supplement §69.14" (PDF). January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ^ National Conference of State Legislatures (June 2009). "The Term Limited States". Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Republican Waylon Brown resigned on July 10, 2024.[1]
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