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 Speaker of the House Pat Grassley Republican 57 Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann Republican 82Majority Whip Henry Stone Republican 9Minority Leader Brian Meyer Democratic 29Minority Whip Sean Bagniewski Democratic 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 Brent Siegrist Jon Dunwell Brian MeyerAgriculture Derek Wulf Chad Behn J.D. Scholten AppropriationsGary Mohr Ryan Weldon Megan SrinivasCommerceDavid Young David Blom Kenan Judge Economic Growth & TechnologyRay Sorensen Devon Wood Aime WichtendahlEducationSkyler Wheeler Samantha Fett Tracy Ehlert Environmental ProtectionDean Fisher Thomas Gerhold Mary Lee MadisonEthicsBill Gustoff Craig Johnson Ruth Ann Gaines Government OversightCharley Thomson Jeff Shipley Larry McBurneyHealth and Human ServicesAustin HarrisBrett BarkerBeth Wessel-Kroeschell Higher EducationTaylor CollinsJeff ShipleyTimi Brown-Powers JudiciarySteven HoltJudd LawlerRoss WilburnLabor & WorkforceBarb Kniff McCullaJoshua MeggersJeff CoolingLocal GovernmentBrooke BodenCraig WilliamsAdam Zabner Natural ResourcesDevon WoodCindy GoldingElinor LevinPublic SafetyMike VondranSam WengrynEric GjerdeState GovernmentJane BloomingdaleJennifer J. SmithAmy NielsenTransportationMegan JonesBrent SiegristDaniel GosaVeterans AffairsTom DetermannJason GearhartJerome Amos Jr.Ways and MeansCarter NordmanChristian HermansonDavid Jacoby
*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
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantRepublicanDemocraticEnd of previous legislature 57 43 1000Begin 2017 59 411000End 2018 58 41Begin 2019 54 461000End 2020 53 47Begin 2021 58 41 99 1 End 2022 60401000 2023–2024 64361000 Begin 2025 67331000 January 31, 2025Republican Martin Graber (District 100) died. 66991 March 11, 2025Republican Blaine Watkins elected to succeed Graber. 671000 April 1, 2025Democrat Sami Scheetz (District 78) resigned. 32991 April 29, 2025Democrat Angel Ramirez elected to succeed Scheetz. 331000 September 19, 2025Republican Mike Sexton (District 7) resigned. 66991 December 9, 2025Republican Wendy Larson elected to succeed Sexton. 671000Latest voting share
State representatives DistrictArea(s)NamePartyStartStanding committee leaderAppropriations subcommittee member1WoodburyDemocratic2022Economic Development2WoodburyRepublican2022Education (vice chair)3Plymouth and SiouxRepublican2018Natural Resources (chair)Health and Human Resources4Lyon and SiouxRepublican2016Education (chair)Education5Buena Vista, Cherokee, O'Brien and OsceolaRepublican2022Environmental Protection (vice chair)6Clay and Buena VistaRepublican20127Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac and WebsterRepublican20258WebsterRepublican2018Health and Human Services (chair)Health and Human Services9Emmet, Kossuth and WinnebagoRepublican2020Economic Development10Clay, Dickinson, Kossuth, and Palo AltoRepublican201411Audubon, Carroll, Shelby and PottawattamieRepublican2024Local Government (vice chair)Agriculture and Natural Resources12Crawford, Ida, and ShelbyRepublican2014Judiciary (chair)13Cherokee, Monona, Plymouth and WoodburyRepublican2024Administration and Regulation14WoodburyRepublican2018Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (chair)15Harrison, and PottawattamieRepublican200616Fremont, Mills, and PottawattamieRepublican2015Economic Growth and Technology (vice chair)17Adams, Page, Ringgold, Taylor and UnionRepublican2022Health and Human Services (vice chair)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals18Cass, Montgomery, and PageRepublican2015Labor and Workforce (vice chair)19PottawattamieRepublican2020Administration and Rules (chair)Education20PottawattamieDemocratic2022Veterans Affairs (Ranking Member)Health and Human Services21Marion and WarrenRepublican2020Government Oversight (chair)Economic Development22WarrenRepublican2024Education (vice chair)Education23Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Madison, and UnionRepublican2018Economic Growth and Technology (chair)24Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, and WayneRepublican2024Public Safety (vice chair)Economic Development25WapelloRepublican2022Health and Human Services (vice chair)26Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, WapelloRepublican2022State Government (vice chair)Economic Development27DallasDemocratic2018Commerce (Ranking Member)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals28DallasRepublican2022Commerce (chair)Administration and Regulation29PolkDemocratic2013Transportation (Ranking Member)30PolkDemocratic2022Administration and Regulation31Dallas and PolkDemocratic2022Economic Development32PolkDemocratic2018Administration and Rules (Ranking Member); Education Reform (Ranking Member)33PolkDemocratic2010Ethics (Ranking Member)34PolkDemocratic2024Economic Development35PolkDemocratic2022Agriculture and Natural Resources36PolkDemocratic2022Environmental Protection (Ranking Member)Agriculture and Natural Resources37Jasper, Mahaska and MarionRepublican2022Ways and Means (vice chair)38JasperRepublican2021Administration and Rules (vice chair)39PolkDemocratic200440PolkRepublican2022Judiciary (vice chair)Administration and Regulation41PolkRepublican2024Economic Development (vice chair)42PolkDemocratic2022Economic Development (Ranking Member)43PolkRepublican202044PolkDemocratic2024Economic Development45PolkRepublican2018Justice System (chair)46Dallas and PolkRepublican2022Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals (vice chair)47Dallas, Greene and GuthrieRepublican2020Education (chair)48Boone and StoryRepublican2024Agriculture (vice chair)Agriculture and Natural Resources49StoryDemocratic2004Health and Human Services (Ranking Member)Justice System50StoryDemocratic2020Judiciary (Ranking Member)Justice System51Marshall and StoryRepublican2024Health and Human Services (vice chair)Health and Human Services52MarshallRepublican2024Commerce (vice chair)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals53Poweshiek and TamaRepublican2012Environmental Protection (chair)54Black Hawk, Grundy, and HardinRepublican2022Administration and Regulation (vice chair)55Franklin, Hamilton, Story and WrightRepublican2020Local Government (chair)Agriculture and Natural Resources56Hancock, Humboldt and WrightRepublican202257Butler and BremerRepublican2006Education Reform (chair)58Bremer, Chickasaw, and FloydRepublican2022Economic Development (vice chair)59Cerro GordoRepublican2024Ways and Means (vice chair)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals60Cerro, Floyd, Mitchell, and WorthRepublican2016State Government (chair)61Black HawkDemocratic2014Appropriations (Ranking Member)62Black HawkDemocratic2022Economic Development63Howard, Fayette, and WinneshiekRepublican2016Administration and Regulation (chair)64Allamakee, Clayton and DubuqueRepublican2024Veterans Affairs (vice chair)65DubuqueRepublican2016Commerce (chair)Health and Human Services66Jackson, and JonesRepublican2020Justice System (vice chair)67Buchanan, Delaware and DubuqueRepublican2022Education (vice chair)68Back Hawk, Buchanan and FayetteRepublican2020Veterans Affairs (chair)Agriculture and Natural Resources69ClintonRepublican2022Transportation (vice chair)Administration and Regulation70Clinton, Jackson and ScottRepublican2014Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair)71DubuqueDemocratic2018Government Oversight (Ranking Member)72DubuqueRepublican2024State Government (vice chair)Administration and Regulation73LinnDemocratic2022Health and Human Services74LinnDemocratic2020Justice System75Black HawkDemocratic2004Public Safety (Ranking Member)Administration and Regulation76Black Hawk, Benton, and TamaRepublican2022Agriculture (vice chair)Agriculture and Natural Resources77LinnDemocratic2022Labor and Workforce (Ranking Member)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals78LinnDemocratic202579LinnDemocratic2018Education (Ranking Member)80LinnDemocratic2024Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals81ScottDemocratic2024Federal and Other Funds82Cedar, Muscatine and ScottRepublican2012Ways and Means (chair)83LinnRepublican2022Local Government (vice chair)84Benton and LinnRepublican201885JohnsonDemocratic2016State Government (Ranking Member)86JohnsonDemocratic2003Ways and Means (Ranking Member)87Henry, Jefferson, Van BurenRepublican2018Government Oversight (vice chair)Justice System88Jefferson, Keokuk, and MahaskaRepublican202289JohnsonDemocratic2022Education90JohnsonDemocratic2022Natural Resources (Ranking Member)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals91Iowa and JohnsonRepublican2024Judiciary (vice chair)Justice System92Johnson and WashingtonRepublican2022Agriculture and Natural Resources93ScottRepublican2016Appropriations (chair)94ScottRepublican2022Public Safety (vice chair)Justice System95Des Moines, Henry, Louisa and MuscatineRepublican2022Appropriations (vice chair)Education96MuscatineRepublican202097ScottDemocratic2022Justice System98ScottDemocratic2017Agriculture (Ranking Member)Agriculture and Natural Resources99Des Moines and LeeRepublican2022Veterans Affairs (vice chair)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals100LeeRepublican2025Health 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