The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate,representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency,as of the 2010 United States census. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Michael E. Gronstal is a former Iowa State Senator who represented the 8th district in the Iowa Senate. He served from 1985 to 2017 and was the majority leader and chairman of the Rules and Administration committee. He was also chairman of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC),the national organization to elect Democratic state legislators.
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 as of the 2010 United States Census. The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Hubert M. Houser was the Iowa State Senator from the 49th District. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2002,when he filled a vacancy left by Derryl McLaren's resignation,until 2013.
Linda L. Upmeyer is an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 54th district from 2003 to 2021 and as the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020. She was the first female Speaker in Iowa's history. She received her BSN from the University of Iowa and her MSN from Drake University. On August 19,2015,Upmeyer was elected by the members of the Iowa House of Representatives Republican majority to serve as the Speaker of the House. Upmeyer's father,Del Stromer,served as Speaker from 1981–82.
Randall Lee Feenstra is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the state's western border and its northwestern quadrant,including Sioux City,Ames,Council Bluffs,and Marshalltown.
The 1890–91 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1890 and 1891,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
Nelson Joel Fry is the Iowa State Representative from the 24th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. Fry was born in Des Moines,Iowa,and was raised and resides in Osceola. He has a B.A. from Simpson College a M.S.W. and an Aging Studies Certificate from the University of Iowa School of Social Work.
Dan Lederman is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 16 from January 11,2011,until he resigned on March 30,2015. Lederman served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11,2011,in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 seat.
Brian Best is an American businessman and politician currently serving in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 11th District. A Republican,he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2015.
Abby Lea Finkenauer is an American politician who serves as the United States Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues within the U.S. Department of State since December 1,2022. Finkenauer previously served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 28th District of the Iowa Senate is located in northern Iowa,and is currently composed of Hancock,Humboldt,Wright,Franklin,and Hamilton Counties,as well as part of Story County.
The Iowa elections,2018 were held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 6,2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5,2018. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives,25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate,and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives.
The 32nd District of the Iowa Senate is located in northeast Iowa,and is currently composed of Howard,Winneshiek,Allamakee,Clayton Counties,as well as part of Fayette County and Dubuque Counties.
Kristi Hager is a former member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the Iowa House,District 56. A resident of Waukon,she has served as a Republican in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2017. Hager has lived much of her life in Allamakee County,Iowa.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Iowa since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she represents the state's 1st congressional district. Her district,numbered as the 2nd district in her first term,includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,and Iowa City. Miller-Meeks previously served as the Iowa state senator from the 41st district from 2019 to 2021.
The 2018 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6,2018,for 87 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers in four territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.
The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5,2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states.
In the 1871 Iowa State Senate elections,Iowa voters elected state senators to serve in the fourteenth Iowa General Assembly. Elections were held in 34 of the state senate's 49 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.
The 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8,2022,for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia. These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
