Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate ( Iowa Senate is), the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly , the legislature of the US state of Iowa .
The Chamber of Parliament is composed of 50 members, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units has an average of 59,500 inhabitants and corresponds to two electoral districts for the state's House of Representatives . The senators are each elected for four-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. Half of the members stand for election every two years.
The Senate boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the Iowa State Capitol in the capital Des Moines .
President of the Senate
The President of the Senate, who heads the committee, has fewer powers than the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He cannot assign the chairmanship of the committees or withdraw membership in the committees. Since an extension to the state constitution that came into force in 1991, the respective vice-governor no longer exercises the office of president of the Senate, but restricts himself to performing the tasks assigned by the governor .
The Democrat Pam Jochum from the Dubuque electoral district was elected President of the Senate. President pro tempore is the Democrat Steve Sodders .
composition
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 20th | |
| Republican Party | 29 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| total | 50 | |
For majority leader ( Majority leader ) of the Republicans was Bill Dix of Shell Rock elected; Opposition leader ( minority leader ) is the Democrat Robert Mason Hogg .
Former Senate Members
- Steve King , Member of the US House of Representatives for Iowa since 2003 .
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood , two-time governor of Iowa (1860 to 1864, 1876 to 1877), two-time US Senator (1866 to 1867, 1877 to 1881), US Secretary of the Interior from 1881 to 1882.
- Tom Vilsack , Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
- George A. Wilson , Governor of Iowa from 1939-1943.
- George G. Wright , US Senator from 1871 to 1877.
Web links
- The Iowa Legislature (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Iowa Senate (English)
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