Iowa General Assembly
The Iowa General Assembly 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. The Senate consists of four year terms and the House consists of two year terms. The General Assembly convenes within the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.The IGA consists of 50 senators and 100 representatives. Each senator represents about 60,927 people and each representative about 30,464 people. The last redistricting was enacted on April 19, 2011 for the 2012 elections 85th General Assembly. The IGA convenes annually on the second Monday in January.
Leaders in the Senate are President Charles Schneider, and President Pro Tempore Jerry Behn. Partisan Senate leadership includes Majority Leader Jack Whitver, and Minority Leader Janet Petersen. In the House, the Speaker is Linda Upmeyer, and the Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Windschitl. Partisan House leadership includes Majority Leader Chris Hagenow, and Minority Leader Todd Prichard.Composition of the 88th General Assembly of Iowa (2019–2020)
