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Party Representation 215 seats

R
Republican
119 seats
O
Other
96 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

C
Chuck GRASSLEY
United States Senator
Republican
J
Joni ERNST
United States Senator
Republican

U.S. Representatives 4 U.S. Representatives

M
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
District 1
Republican
A
Ashley Hinson
District 2
Republican
Z
Zachary Nunn
District 3
Republican
R
Randy Feenstra
District 4
Republican

Senate 72 members

C
Catelin Drey
District 1
Democratic
E
Education
District 2
Jeff
J
Jeff Taylor
District 2
Republican
L
Lynn Evans
District 3
Republican
A
Appropriations (Chair), Technology
District 4
Tim
T
Tim Kraayenbrink
District 4
Republican
D
Dave Rowley
District 5
Republican
J
Jason Schultz
District 6
Republican
S
State Government
District 6
Jason
K
Kevin Alons
District 7
Republican
E
Ethics
District 8
Mark
M
Mark Costello
District 8
Republican
E
Ethics (Chair), Natural Resources and Environment
District 9
Tom
T
Tom Shipley
District 9
Republican
D
Dan Dawson
District 10
Republican
W
Ways and Means
District 10
Dan
A
Amy Sinclair
District 12
Republican
G
Government Oversight (Chair), Rules and Administration
District 12
Amy
C
Cherielynn Westrich
District 13
Republican
H
Health and Human Services
District 14
Sarah
S
Sarah Trone Garriott
District 14
Democratic
S
State Government (Ranking Member), Agriculture
District 15
Tony
T
Tony Bisignano
District 15
Democratic
R
Renee Hardman
District 16
Democratic
I
Izaah Knox
District 17
Democratic
N
Natural Resources and Environment
District 17
Izaah
A
Appropriations
District 18
Janet
J
Janet Petersen
District 18
Democratic
A
Agriculture (Vice Chair), Education
District 19
Ken
K
Ken Rozenboom
District 19
Republican
M
Mike Pike
District 20
Republican
C
Commerce
District 21
Mike
M
Mike Bousselot
District 21
Republican
M
Matt Blake
District 22
Democratic
J
Jack Whitver
District 23
Republican
R
Rules and Administration
District 23
Jack
J
Jesse Green
District 24
Republican
L
Local Government
District 24
Jesse
H
Herman Quirmbach
District 25
Democratic
K
Kara Warme
District 26
Republican
A
Annette Sweeney
District 27
Republican
D
Dennis Guth
District 28
Republican
N
N/A
District 28
Dennis
S
Sandy Salmon
District 29
Republican
V
Veterans Affairs
District 29
Sandy
D
Doug Campbell
District 30
Republican
W
William Dotzler
District 31
Democratic
G
Government Oversight (Vice Chair); Transportation
District 32
Mike
M
Mike Klimesh
District 32
Republican
C
Carrie Koelker
District 33
Republican
W
Was and Means
District 33
Carrie
D
Dan Zumbach
District 34
Republican
M
Mike Zimmer
District 35
Democratic
T
Thomas Townsend
District 36
Democratic
M
Molly Donahue
District 37
Democratic
W
Workforce
District 37
Molly
D
Dave Sires
District 38
Republican
L
Liz Bennett
District 39
Democratic
T
Technology
District 39
Liz
A
Art Staed
District 40
Democratic
K
Kerry Gruenhagen
District 41
Republican
C
Charlie McClintock
District 42
Republican
Z
Zach Wahls
District 43
Democratic
A
Adrian Dickey
District 44
Republican
W
Workforce (Chair); Transportation
District 44
Adrian
J
Janice Weiner
District 45
Democratic
A
Agriculture
District 46
Dawn
D
Dawn Driscoll
District 46
Republican
S
Scott Webster
District 47
Republican
M
Mark Lofgren
District 48
Republican
C
Cindy Winckler
District 49
Democratic
J
Jeff Reichman
District 50
Republican

House of Representatives 137 members

J
J. D. Scholten
District 1
J. D. Scholten
E
Education
District 2
Jeff
R
Robert Henderson
District 2
Robert Henderson
N
Natural Resources
District 3
Thomas
T
Thomas Jeneary
District 3
Thomas Jeneary
S
Skyler Wheeler
District 4
Republican
B
Buena Vista,Cherokee,O'BrienandOsceola
District 5
Republican
E
Environmental Protection
District 5
Zach
Z
Zach Dieken
District 5
Republican
C
ClayandBuena Vista
District 6
Republican
S
State Government
District 6
Jason
W
Wendy Larson
District 7
Republican
A
Ann Meyer
District 8
Republican
E
Ethics
District 8
Mark
H
Henry Stone
District 9
Republican
C
Clay,Dickinson,Kossuth, andPalo Alto
District 10
Republican
J
John Wills
District 10
Republican
W
Ways and Means
District 10
Dan
C
Craig Williams
District 11
Republican
C
Crawford,Ida, andShelby
District 12
Republican
J
Judiciary
District 12
Steven
S
Steven Holt
District 12
Republican
T
Travis Sitzmann
District 13
Republican
H
Health and Human Services
District 14
Sarah
J
Jacob Bossman
District 14
Republican
H
Harrison, andPottawattamie
District 15
Republican
M
Matt Windschitl
District 15
Republican
D
David Sieck
District 16
Republican
E
Economic Growth and Technology
District 16
David
F
Fremont,Mills, andPottawattamie
District 16
Republican
D
Devon Wood
District 17
Republican
A
Appropriations
District 18
Janet
C
Cass,Montgomery, andPage
District 18
Republican
L
Labor and Workforce
District 18
Tom
T
Tom Moore
District 18
Republican
A
Administration and Rules
District 19
Brent
B
Brent Siegrist
District 19
Republican
J
Josh Turek
District 20
Democratic
B
Brooke Boden
District 21
Republican
C
Commerce
District 21
Mike
G
Government Oversight
District 21
Brooke
S
Samantha Fett
District 22
Republican
A
Adair,Clarke,Dallas,Madison, andUnion
District 23
Republican
R
Ray Sorensen
District 23
Ray Sorensen
A
Appanoose,Clarke,Decatur,Lucas, andWayne
District 24
Republican
L
Local Government
District 24
Jesse
P
Public Safety
District 24
Sam
S
Sam Wengryn
District 24
Republican
H
Hans Wilz
District 25
Republican
A
Austin Harris
District 26
Republican
K
Kenan Judge
District 27
Democratic
D
David Young
District 28
Republican
B
Brian Meyer
District 29
Democratic
T
Transportation
District 29
Brian
V
Veterans Affairs
District 29
Sandy
M
Megan Srinivas
District 30
Democratic
M
Mary Madison
District 31
Democratic
A
Administration and Rules (Ranking Member); Education Reform
District 32
Jennifer
J
Jennifer Konfrst
District 32
Democratic
R
Ruth Ann Gaines
District 33
Democratic
R
Rob Johnson
District 34
Democratic
S
Sean Bagniewski
District 35
Democratic
A
Austin Baeth
District 36
Democratic
B
Barb McCulla
District 37
Republican
J
Jon Dunwell
District 38
Republican
R
Rick Olson
District 39
Democratic
B
Bill Gustoff
District 40
Republican
R
Ryan Weldon
District 41
Republican
H
Heather Matson
District 42
Democratic
E
Eddie Andrews
District 43
Republican
L
Larry McBurney
District 44
Democratic
B
Brian Lohse
District 45
Republican
A
Agriculture
District 46
Dawn
D
Dan Gehlbach
District 46
Republican
C
Carter Nordman
District 47
Republican
C
Chad Behn
District 48
Republican
B
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
District 49
Democratic
R
Ross Wilburn
District 50
Democratic
B
Brett Barker
District 51
Republican
D
David Blom
District 52
Republican
D
Dean Fisher
District 53
Republican
B
Black Hawk,Grundy, andHardin
District 54
Republican
J
Joshua Meggers
District 54
Republican
S
Shannon Latham
District 55
Republican
M
Mark Thompson
District 56
Republican
E
Education Reform
District 57
Pat
P
Pat Grassley
District 57
Republican
B
Bremer,Chickasaw, andFloyd
District 58
Republican
C
Charley Thomson
District 58
Republican
C
Cerro Gordo
District 59
Republican
C
Cerro,Floyd,Mitchell, andWorth
District 60
Republican
J
Jane Bloomingdale
District 60
Republican
H
Howard,Fayette, andWinneshiek
District 63
Republican
M
Michael Bergan
District 63
Republican
J
Jason Gearhart
District 64
Republican
S
Shannon Lundgren
District 65
Republican
J
Jackson, andJones
District 66
Republican
S
Steve Bradley
District 66
Republican
C
Craig Johnson
District 67
Republican
B
Back Hawk,BuchananandFayette
District 68
Republican
C
Chad Ingels
District 68
Republican
T
Tom Determann
District 69
Republican
N
Norlin Mommsen
District 70
Republican
L
Lindsay James
District 71
Democratic
J
Jennifer Smith
District 72
Republican
E
Elizabeth Wilson
District 73
Democratic
E
Eric Gjerde
District 74
Democratic
B
Black Hawk
District 75
Democratic
B
Black Hawk,Benton, andTama
District 76
Republican
D
Derek Wulf
District 76
Republican
J
Jeff Cooling
District 77
Democratic
A
Angel Ramirez
District 78
Democratic
T
Tracy Ehlert
District 79
Democratic
A
Aime Wichtendahl
District 80
Democratic
D
Daniel Gosa
District 81
Democratic
B
Bobby Kaufmann
District 82
Republican
C
Cindy Golding
District 83
Republican
T
Thomas Gerhold
District 84
Thomas Gerhold
A
Amy Nielsen
District 85
Democratic
D
David Jacoby
District 86
David Jacoby
H
Henry,Jefferson,Van Buren
District 87
Republican
J
Jeff Shipley
District 87
Republican
H
Helena Hayes
District 88
Republican
J
Jefferson,Keokuk, andMahaska
District 88
Republican
E
Elinor Levin
District 89
Democratic
A
Adam Zabner
District 90
Democratic
J
Judd Lawler
District 91
Republican
H
Heather Hora
District 92
Republican
G
Gary Mohr
District 93
Republican
M
Mike Vondran
District 94
Republican
D
Des Moines,Henry,LouisaandMuscatine
District 95
Republican
T
Taylor Collins
District 95
Republican
M
Mark Cisneros
District 96
Republican
K
Ken Croken
District 97
Democratic
M
Monica Kurth
District 98
Democratic
D
Des MoinesandLee
District 99
Republican
B
Blaine Watkins
District 100
Republican

Counties in Iowa

Adair County (7,431) · Adams County (3,606) · Allamakee County (14,184) · Appanoose County (12,106) · Audubon County (5,562) · Benton County (25,799) · Black Hawk County (132,348) · Boone County (26,729) · Bremer County (25,328) · Buchanan County (20,733) · Buena Vista County (20,816) · Butler County (14,156) · Calhoun County (9,711) · Carroll County (20,407) · Cass County (13,024) · Cedar County (18,231) · Cerro Gordo County (42,493) · Cherokee County (11,658) · Chickasaw County (11,719) · Clarke County (9,524) · Clay County (16,474) · Clayton County (16,931) · Clinton County (46,015) · Crawford County (16,378) · Dallas County (115,343) · Davis County (9,193) · Decatur County (7,656) · Delaware County (17,609) · Des Moines County (38,411) · Dickinson County (18,158) · Dubuque County (99,242) · Emmet County (9,162) · Fayette County (19,152) · Floyd County (15,008) · Franklin County (10,024) · Fremont County (6,494) · Greene County (8,662) · Grundy County (12,405) · Guthrie County (10,774) · Hamilton County (14,856) · Hancock County (10,616) · Hardin County (16,464) · Harrison County (14,626) · Henry County (19,361) · Howard County (9,360) · Humboldt County (9,617) · Ida County (6,810) · Iowa County (16,423) · Jackson County (19,390) · Jasper County (38,107) · Jefferson County (15,781) · Johnson County (160,080) · Jones County (21,116) · Keokuk County (9,855) · Kossuth County (14,408) · Lee County (32,376) · Linn County (231,762) · Louisa County (10,630) · Lucas County (8,758) · Lyon County (12,378) · Madison County (17,161) · Mahaska County (22,034) · Marion County (34,048) · Marshall County (40,392) · Mills County (14,717) · Mitchell County (10,632) · Monona County (8,429) · Monroe County (7,373) · Montgomery County (10,063) · Muscatine County (42,132) · O'Brien County (14,260) · Osceola County (6,036) · Page County (15,038) · Palo Alto County (8,809) · Plymouth County (25,825) · Pocahontas County (7,006) · Polk County (516,185) · Pottawattamie County (93,529) · Poweshiek County (18,454) · Ringgold County (4,608) · Sac County (9,533) · Scott County (175,601) · Shelby County (11,821) · Sioux County (36,554) · Story County (102,498) · Tama County (16,738) · Taylor County (5,825) · Union County (11,955) · Van Buren County (7,217) · Wapello County (35,681) · Warren County (56,343) · Washington County (22,631) · Wayne County (6,622) · Webster County (36,909) · Winnebago County (10,383) · Winneshiek County (19,723) · Woodbury County (107,257) · Worth County (7,307) · Wright County (12,729)

★ Bills & Legislation — Iowa

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★ Government Structure — Iowa

★ Executive Branch

  • • Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
  • • Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
  • • Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
  • • Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
  • • Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

  • • State Senate — Upper chamber, 72 members
  • • State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 137 members
  • • Committees — Review bills before floor votes
  • • Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

  • • State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
  • • Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
  • • District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
  • • County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction
ⓘ Did you know? Every state has a unique constitution, and Iowa's legislative process determines how laws are made, amended, and repealed at the state level. Learn more by contacting your representatives.
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