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Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa General Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
 None
History
New session started
 January 10, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House
Kraig Paulsen (R)
Since January 10, 2011
Speaker pro tempore
Jeff Kaufmann (R)
Since January 10, 2011
Majority Leader
Linda Upmeyer (R)
Since January 10, 2011
Minority Leader
Kevin McCarthy (D)
Since January 10, 2011
Structure
Seats 100
Political groups
 Republican Party (60)
Democratic Party (40)
Length of term
 2 years
Authority Legislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution
Salary $25,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
 November 2, 2010
(100 seats)
Next election
 November 2, 2012
(100 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Service Agency makes plan
Iowa General Assembly passes plan
Meeting place
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House of Representatives Chamber
Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa
Website
Iowa General Assembly


The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, Iowa's legislature. There are 100 people in the House, one for each of 100 districts in Iowa. Each district has about 29,750 people in it. The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Captiol in Des Moines.

Unlike the Iowa Senate, House members - called "representatives" - have terms of two years. The whole House is eleced in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the House.

Leadership

The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House and serves as its chair. The Speaker also handles legislation and puts representatives on committees. The Speaker is chosen by the majority party and then elected by the entire House. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their party's members.

Leaders

Position Name Party District
Speaker of the House Kraig Paulsen Republican 35
Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer Republican 12
Minority Leader Kevin M. McCarthy Democrat 67

Current composition

Iowa State House Districts, 2012-2022
Iowa House districts for 2012-2022
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 57 43 100 0
Begin 2017 59 41 100 0
End 2018 58 41 100 0
Begin 2019 54 46 100 0
April 23, 2019 53 47 100 0
Latest voting share 53% 47%

Past members

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