Iowa General Assembly

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Iowa General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Amy Sinclair (R) since January 9, 2023
Senate Majority Leader	Jack Whitver (R) since March 13, 2018
Speaker of the House	Pat Grassley (R) since January 13, 2020
House Majority Leader	Matt Windschitl (R) since January 13, 2020
Structure
Senate political groups	Republican (34)   Democratic (16)
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (64)   Democratic (36)
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022 (25 seats)
Last House of Representatives election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024 (25 seats)
Next House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Meeting place
Iowa State Capitol Des Moines
Website
Iowa General Assembly

The Iowa General Assembly 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 since the capital was moved there in 1857.^[1] The assembly convenes annually on the second Monday in January.^[2]