Wikipedia / Iowa House of Representatives
Wikipedia / Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 . The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Unlike the upper house, the Iowa Senate, state House representatives serve two-year terms with the whole chamber up for re-election in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the House.
The current list of Representatives encompasses the 91st General Assembly for the Iowa legislature.
Leadership of the House
The Speaker of the House presides over the House as its chief leadership officer, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full House on passage of a floor vote. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.
Leaders
As of August 4, 2025
Position | Name | Party | District |
57 | |||
82 | |||
Majority Whip | 9 | ||
Minority Leader | 29 | ||
Minority Whip | 35 |
Committee leadership
All chairs and vice chairs are a member of the majority party, with the chair serving as the presiding officer and the vice chair the alternate presiding officer. Ranking members are the chief representative of the minority party on the committee.
Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member |
Administration & Rules | |||
Agriculture | |||
Appropriations | |||
Commerce | |||
Economic Growth & Technology | |||
Education | |||
Environmental Protection | |||
Ethics | |||
Government Oversight | |||
Health and Human Services | |||
Higher Education | |||
Judiciary | |||
Labor & Workforce | |||
Local Government | |||
Natural Resources | |||
Public Safety | |||
State Government | |||
Transportation | |||
Veterans Affairs | |||
Ways and Means |
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Republican Party of Iowa. All ranking members are members of the Democratic Party of Iowa.
Vacancies
There are no current vacancies. Previously, Mike Sexton resigned to accept a federal appointment to be the Director of Iowa's Rural Development on September 19, 2025. On September 24, Governor Kim Reynolds announced a special election to replace Sexton set for December 9, 2025. The special election was won by Wendy Larson.
Representative Martin Graber unexpectedly died on January 31, 2025. His seat in District 100 was briefly vacant until a special election was won by Blaine Watkins on March 11, 2025.
Current composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
Vacant | ||||
End of previous legislature | 57 | 43 | 100 | 0 |
Begin 2017 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 0 |
End 2018 | 58 | 41 | ||
Begin 2019 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 0 |
End 2020 | 53 | 47 | ||
Begin 2021 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 1 |
End 2022 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 0 |
2023–2024 | 64 | 36 | 100 | 0 |
Begin 2025 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 0 |
January 31, 2025 | 66 | 99 | 1 | |
March 11, 2025 | 67 | 100 | 0 | |
April 1, 2025 | 32 | 99 | 1 | |
April 29, 2025 | 33 | 100 | 0 | |
September 19, 2025 | 66 | 99 | 1 | |
December 9, 2025 | 67 | 100 | 0 | |
Latest voting share |
State representatives
District | Area(s) | Name | Party | Start | Standing committee leader | Appropriations subcommittee member |
Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Education (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2018 | Natural Resources (chair) | Health and Human Resources | |||
Republican | 2016 | Education (chair) | Education | |||
Buena Vista, Cherokee, O'Brien and Osceola | Republican | 2022 | Environmental Protection (vice chair) | |||
Clay and Buena Vista | Republican | 2012 | ||||
Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac and Webster | Republican | 2025 | ||||
Republican | 2018 | Health and Human Services (chair) | Health and Human Services | |||
Republican | 2020 | Economic Development | ||||
Republican | 2014 | |||||
Audubon, Carroll, Shelby and Pottawattamie | Republican | 2024 | Local Government (vice chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||
Republican | 2014 | Judiciary (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2024 | Administration and Regulation | ||||
Republican | 2018 | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (chair) | ||||
Harrison, and Pottawattamie | Republican | 2006 | ||||
Fremont, Mills, and Pottawattamie | Republican | 2015 | Economic Growth and Technology (vice chair) | |||
Republican | 2022 | Health and Human Services (vice chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Cass, Montgomery, and Page | Republican | 2015 | Labor and Workforce (vice chair) | |||
Republican | 2020 | Administration and Rules (chair) | Education | |||
Democratic | 2022 | Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member) | Health and Human Services | |||
Republican | 2020 | Government Oversight (chair) | Economic Development | |||
Republican | 2024 | Education (vice chair) | Education | |||
Republican | 2018 | Economic Growth and Technology (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2024 | Public Safety (vice chair) | Economic Development | |||
Republican | 2022 | Health and Human Services (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | State Government (vice chair) | Economic Development | |||
Democratic | 2018 | Commerce (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Republican | 2022 | Commerce (chair) | Administration and Regulation | |||
Democratic | 2013 | Transportation (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Administration and Regulation | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | ||||
Democratic | 2018 | Administration and Rules (Ranking Member); Education Reform (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2010 | Ethics (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2024 | Economic Development | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Environmental Protection (Ranking Member) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Republican | 2022 | Ways and Means (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2021 | Administration and Rules (vice chair) | ||||
Democratic | 2004 | |||||
Republican | 2022 | Judiciary (vice chair) | Administration and Regulation | |||
Republican | 2024 | Economic Development (vice chair) | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development (Ranking Member) | ||||
Republican | 2020 | |||||
Democratic | 2024 | Economic Development | ||||
Republican | 2018 | Justice System (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2020 | Education (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2024 | Agriculture (vice chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Democratic | 2004 | Health and Human Services (Ranking Member) | Justice System | |||
Democratic | 2020 | Judiciary (Ranking Member) | Justice System | |||
Republican | 2024 | Health and Human Services (vice chair) | Health and Human Services | |||
Republican | 2024 | Commerce (vice chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Republican | 2012 | Environmental Protection (chair) | ||||
Black Hawk, Grundy, and Hardin | Republican | 2022 | Administration and Regulation (vice chair) | |||
Republican | 2020 | Local Government (chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Republican | 2022 | |||||
Republican | 2006 | Education Reform (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Economic Development (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2024 | Ways and Means (vice chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Republican | 2016 | State Government (chair) | ||||
Democratic | 2014 | Appropriations (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Economic Development | ||||
Howard, Fayette, and Winneshiek | Republican | 2016 | Administration and Regulation (chair) | |||
Republican | 2024 | Veterans Affairs (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2016 | Commerce (chair) | Health and Human Services | |||
Republican | 2020 | Justice System (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Education (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2020 | Veterans Affairs (chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Republican | 2022 | Transportation (vice chair) | Administration and Regulation | |||
Republican | 2014 | Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair) | ||||
Democratic | 2018 | Government Oversight (Ranking Member) | ||||
Republican | 2024 | State Government (vice chair) | Administration and Regulation | |||
Democratic | 2022 | Health and Human Services | ||||
Democratic | 2020 | Justice System | ||||
Democratic | 2004 | Public Safety (Ranking Member) | Administration and Regulation | |||
Black Hawk, Benton, and Tama | Republican | 2022 | Agriculture (vice chair) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||
Democratic | 2022 | Labor and Workforce (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Democratic | 2025 | |||||
Democratic | 2018 | Education (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2024 | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | ||||
Democratic | 2024 | Federal and Other Funds | ||||
Republican | 2012 | Ways and Means (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Local Government (vice chair) | ||||
Republican | 2018 | |||||
Democratic | 2016 | State Government (Ranking Member) | ||||
Democratic | 2003 | Ways and Means (Ranking Member) | ||||
Republican | 2018 | Government Oversight (vice chair) | Justice System | |||
Republican | 2022 | |||||
Democratic | 2022 | Education | ||||
Democratic | 2022 | Natural Resources (Ranking Member) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | |||
Republican | 2024 | Judiciary (vice chair) | Justice System | |||
Johnson and Washington | Republican | 2022 | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Republican | 2016 | Appropriations (chair) | ||||
Republican | 2022 | Public Safety (vice chair) | Justice System | |||
Des Moines, Henry, Louisa and Muscatine | Republican | 2022 | Appropriations (vice chair) | Education | ||
Republican | 2020 | |||||
Democratic | 2022 | Justice System | ||||
Democratic | 2017 | Agriculture (Ranking Member) | Agriculture and Natural Resources | |||
Des Moines and Lee | Republican | 2022 | Veterans Affairs (vice chair) | Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals | ||
Republican | 2025 | Health and Human Services |
Past composition of the House of Representatives
Past notable members
Federal offices
10 members became US Senators including: James F. Wilson, 1883 to 1895, John H. Gear, 1895 to 1900, Albert B. Cummins, 1908 to 1926, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, 1945 to 1969, Jack Miller, 1961 to 1973, Chuck Grassley, 1981 to present
5 members became members of the US House of Representatives including: James F. Wilson, 1861 to 1869, Madison Miner Walden, 1871 to 1873, John H. Gear, 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1895, Nathan E. Kendall, 1909 to 1913, Chuck Grassley, 1975 to 1981, Abby Finkenauer, 2019 to 2021
4 members became Federal Cabinet Members including: William W. Belknap, Secretary of War from 1869 to 1876 under President Ulysses S. Grant, George W. McCrary, Secretary of War from 1877 to 1879 under President Grant, John H. Gear, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury from 1892 to 1893 under President Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture from 1897 to 1913 under Presidents William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
2 member became President Pro Tempore of the US Senate: Albert B. Cummins, 1919 to 1925 and Chuck Grassley, 2019 to 2025
1 member became an ambassador: Terry Branstad as Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2020
State offices
16 members became Governor including: William M. Stone, Samuel Merrill, Cyrus C. Carpenter, Joshua G. Newbold, Albert B. Cummins, John H. Gear, George W. Clarke, William L. Harding, Nathan E. Kendall, Frank Merriam (California Governor), Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Robert D. Blue, William S. Beardsley, Leo Hoegh, Robert D. Fulton, Terry Branstad
18 members became Lieutenant Governor including: Benjamin F. Gue, Madison Miner Walden, Joshua G. Newbold, Orlando H. Manning, Warren S. Dungan, James C. Milliman, George W. Clarke, William L. Harding, Ernest Robert Moore, Arch W. McFarlane, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Robert D. Blue, William H. Nicholas, W. L. Mooty, Robert D. Fulton, Terry Branstad, Robert T. Anderson, Jo Ann Zimmerman
3 members became Attorney General of Iowa including: John H. Mitchell, John M. Rankin and Leo Hoegh.
1 member became Iowa Secretary of Agriculture including: Dale M. Cochran
Qualifications
A state representative must be at least 21 years of age. Other qualifications include U.S. citizenship, Iowa residency for at least one year, and district residency of 60 days prior to election.
See also
References
External links
Iowa Legislature official government website