Iowa Legislature

Iowa General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Jack Whitver (R) Since January 9, 2017
Senate Majority Leader	Bill Dix (R) Since January 9, 2017
Speaker of the House	Linda Upmeyer (R) Since January 14, 2016
House Majority Leader	Chris Hagenow (R) Since January 14, 2016
Structure
Senate political groups	Majority party   Republican (29) Minority parties   Democrat (20)   Independent (1)
House of Representatives political groups	Majority   Republican (59) Minority   Democrat (41)
Elections
Senate last election	November 4, 2014 (50 seats)
House of Representatives last election	November 8, 2016
Senate next election	November 1, 2018 (50 seats)
House of Representatives next election	November 6, 2018
Meeting place
Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines
Website
http://www.legis.state.ia.us

Coordinates: 41°35′28″N 93°36′14″W / 41.591°N 93.604°W / 41.591; -93.604

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The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) 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 as of the 2010 United States Census^[update]. 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.