Iowa Senate

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Unlike the lower house, the Iowa House of Representatives, senators serve four-year terms, with no term limits. Terms are staggered so that half the Senate is up for reelection every two years.

Vacancy

Date District Previous senator Reason Elected senator
TBD 1 Rocky De Witt Template:Party name with color Died on June 25, 2025[2] TBD

Leadership

The President of the Senate presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committees, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. Unlike the more powerful Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Senate President cannot appoint committee chairmanships or shuffle committee memberships.[3] The lieutenant governor of Iowa was the presiding officer of the Senate until 1988, when an amendment to the Constitution of Iowa was passed in a referendum (effective from 1991).[4] The other partisan Senate leadership positions, such as the Majority and Minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses to head their parties in the chamber.

The President of the Senate is Republican Amy Sinclair of the 12th District. The Majority Leader is Republican Jack Whitver of the 23rd District. The Minority Leader is Democrat Pam Jochum of the 36th District.[5]

Committee leadership

Committee Chair Vice chair Ranking member
Agriculture Dan Zumbach Annette Sweeney Kevin Kinney
Appropriations Tim Kraayenbrink Mark Lofgren Joe Bolkcom
Commerce Jason Schultz Carrie Koelker Jim Lykam
Education Amy Sinclair Jeff Taylor Herman Quirmbach
Ethics Carrie Koelker Jim Carlin Pam Jochum
Government Oversight Jason Schultz Craig Williams Claire Celsi
Human Resources Jeff Edler Mark Costello Liz Mathis
Judiciary Brad Zaun Julian Garrett Kevin Kinney
Labor and Business Relations Zach Whiting Jesse Green Nate Boulton
Local Government Tom Shipley Mike Klimesh Jackie Smith
Natural Resources and Environment Annette Sweeney Dawn Driscoll Sarah Trone Garriott
Rules and Administration Jack Whitver Jake Chapman Zach Wahls
State Government Roby Smith Chris Cournoyer Tony Bisignano
Transportation Waylon Brown Adrian Dickey Eric Giddens
Veterans Affairs Jim Carlin Jeff Reichman Eric Giddens
Ways and Means Dan Dawson Tim Goodwin Pam Jochum

*All chairs and vice chairs are Republicans. All ranking members are Democrats.[6]

Current composition

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Iowa Senate districts from 2012 to 2022
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Current partisan composition

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Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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Democratic Republican Ind Vacant
End 2012 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26 23 0 49 1
2013–2014 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|26 24 0 50 0
Begin 2015 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan=2|26 24 0 50 0
End 2016 session[7] 23 1
2017–2018 20 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|29 1 50 0
2019–2022 18 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|32 0 50 0
2023–2024 16 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|34 0 50 0
Begin 2025[8] 15 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan=2|34 0 49 1
January 28, 2025[9] 16 50 0
June 25, 2025[10] style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|33 49 1
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Past notable members

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Senate chamber seating chart detail from the 1882 Iowa Redbook

Past composition of the Senate

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ State Sen. Rocky De Witt dies at 66 — The Gazette
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  7. ↑ David Johnson (District 1) switched parties from Republican to "No Party" on June 7, 2016. [1]
  8. ↑ Republican Chris Cournoyer (District 49) resigned to become lieutenant governor of Iowa.[2]
  9. ↑ Democrat Mike Zimmer elected to succeed Cournoyer.[3]
  10. ↑ Republican Rocky De Witt (District 1) died.[4]

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External links

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