The Iowa House opened its 2023 session on January 9 with 64 Republicans and 36 Democrats, a four-seat gain for the GOP compared to last year.

Thirty-eight representatives (24 Republicans and fourteen Democrats) were just elected to the chamber for the first time in November. Two Republicans previously held other legislative offices: Craig Johnson served one and a half terms in the Iowa Senate, and David Young served two terms in Congress.

The House members include 71 men and 29 women (sixteen Democrats and thirteen Republicans), down from 31 women who served for the last two years. The record for women’s representation in the Iowa House was 34 female lawmakers in 2019.

Six African Americans (Democrats Ako Abdul-Samad, Jerome Amos, Jr., Ruth Ann Gaines, Mary Madison, and Ross Wilburn, and Republican Eddie Andrews) serve in the legislature’s lower chamber. As Abdul-Samad began his seventeenth year at the capitol, he surpassed Helen Miller as Iowa’s longest-serving Black state legislator.

Republican Mark Cisneros was the first Latino elected to the Iowa legislature in 2020, and Democrat Adam Zabner is now the second Latino serving in the chamber. Republican Henry Stone became only the second Asian American to serve in the House after the 2020 election, and Democrat Megan Srinivas was also elected in November. The other 92 state representatives are white.

Democrat Elinor Levin is the only out LGBTQ member of the Iowa House. She and Zabner are also the first Jews to serve in the chamber for more than three decades. Abdul-Samad is the only Muslim member of the House, and Srinivas is Hindu.

I’ve posted details below on the Iowa House majority and minority leadership teams, along with all chairs, vice chairs, and members of standing House committees. Where relevant, I’ve noted changes since last year’s session. The biggest change is that House Speaker Pat Grassley created an Education Reform Committee to consider the governor’s school voucher plan and other controversial education bills. The House also eliminated the Information Technology Committee.

Some non-political trivia: the 100 Iowa House members include two with the surname Meyer (a Democrat and a Republican) and two Thompsons and a Thomson (all Republicans). As for popular first names, there are four men named David or Dave, four named Thomas or Tom, three Roberts (a Robert, a Bob, and a Bobby), three Brians, three men named Michael (two go by Mike), a Jon and two Johns, two named Charles (a Chuck and a Charley), and two men each named Jeff, Ken, Steve, Matt, Austin, and Josh or Joshua. There are also two Elizabeths (one goes by Beth), an Ann and an Anne, and two women each named Heather, Megan, and Shannon. As recently as 2020, four women named Mary served in the Iowa House, but just one was sworn in this week.

House Republicans

First elected in 2006: Pat Grassley, Matt Windschitl, Dave Deyoe

First elected in 2008: Joel Fry

First elected in 2012: Dean Fisher, Bobby Kaufmann, Megan Jones

First elected in 2014: Norlin Mommsen, Steven Holt, Brian Best, John Wills, Mike Sexton

First elected in a 2015 special election: Tom Moore, Stan Gustafson, David Sieck

First elected in 2016: Michael Bergan, Gary Mohr, Shannon Lundgren, Skyler Wheeler, Jane Bloomingdale

First elected in a 2018 special election: Jacob Bossman

First elected in 2018: Phil Thompson, Anne Osmundson, Ray Sorensen, Ann Meyer, Brian Lohse, Jeff Shipley, Tom Jeneary, Thomas Gerhold

First elected in 2020: Brent Siegrist (he previously served 18 years in the Iowa House before retiring in 2002), Shannon Latham, Chad Ingels, Eddie Andrews, Henry Stone, Steven Bradley, Brooke Boden, Martin Graber, Carter Nordman, Mark Cisneros

First elected in a 2021 special election: Jon Dunwell

First elected in 2022: Craig Johnson (previously served six years in the Iowa Senate), David Young (served two terms in Congress), Robert Henderson, Zach Dieken, Ken Carlson, Devon Wood, Hans Wilz, Austin Harris, Barb Kniff McCulla, Bill Gustoff, Dan Gehlbach, Joshua Meggers, Mark Thompson, Charley Thomson, Tom Determann, Derek Wulf, Luana Stoltenberg, Cindy Golding, Brad Sherman, Heather Hora, Mike Vondran, Taylor Collins, Matthew Rinker, Helena Hayes

House Democrats

First elected in 2002: Bob Kressig

First elected in a 2003 special election: Dave Jacoby

First elected in 2004: Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, Rick Olson

First elected in 2006: Ako Abdul-Samad

First elected in 2008: Sharon Steckman, Chuck Isenhart

First elected in 2010: Ruth Ann Gaines

First elected in 2012: John Forbes, Art Staed

First elected in a 2013 special election: Brian Meyer

First elected in 2014: Timi Brown-Powers

First elected in 2016: Amy Nielsen

First elected in a 2017 special election: Monica Kurth

First elected in 2018: Jennifer Konfrst, Kenan Judge, Heather Matson (she lost her re-election bid in 2020 but won last November)

First elected in a 2019 special election: Ross Wilburn

First elected in 2020: Sue Cahill, Eric Gjerde

First elected in 2022: J.D. Scholten, Josh Turek, Megan Srinivas, Mary Madison, Sean Bagniewski, Austin Baeth, Molly Buck, Jerome Amos Jr., Elizabeth Wilson, Sami Scheetz, Elinor Levin, Adam Zabner, Ken Croken, Jeff Cooling

Iowa House Republican leadership team

Pat Grassley remains speaker, a post he gained in late 2019. First elected in 2006, Grassley represents House district 57, covering Butler County and part of Bremer County.

Matt Windschitl remains majority leader. He was first elected in 2006 and represents House district 15, covering all of Harrison County and part of Pottawattamie County.

John Wills remains House speaker pro-tem, a position he has held since late 2019. First elected in 2014, Wills represents House district 10, covering Dickinon and Palo Alto counties, and parts of Clay and Kossuth.

Henry Stone is the new majority whip. He was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 9, covering Emmet and Winnebago counties and most of Kossuth. Last year Mike Sexton was majority whip.

Only one of last year’s assistant majority leaders still serves in that role. Brent Siegrist was elected in 2020 and represents House district 19, covering part of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County. He previously served in the House for 18 years, rising to the positions of majority leader and speaker, before retiring in 2002 to run for Congress.

The other three assistant majority leaders are new:

• David Young was just elected for the first time in House district 28, covering parts of Dallas County. He served in the U.S. House from 2015 through 2018.
• Craig Johnson was just elected for the first time in House district 67, covering Delaware County, much of Buchanan, and a small area in Dubuque County. He previously served six years in the Iowa Senate but switched districts when the new map paired him with another Republican senator.
• Jon Dunwell was first elected in a 2021 special election and represents House district 38, covering most of Jasper County.

Iowa House Democratic leadership team

The House Democrats have the first all-woman leadership team in the Iowa legislature.

Jennifer Konfrst became minority leader in June 2021. She was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 43, covering Windsor Heights, Clive, and part of West Des Moines in Polk County.

Lindsay James remains minority whip. She was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 71, covering part of Dubuque.

All the assistant minority leaders have changed since last year. They are:

• Amy Nielsen was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 85, covering North Liberty, Solon, and some of rural Johnson County.
  • Heather Matson was first elected in 2018, lost her 2020 re-election bid, and won last November in House district 42, covering part of Ankeny in Polk County.
    • Sue Cahill was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 52, covering most of Marshall County.
      • Sharon Steckman was first elected in 2008 and represents House district 59, covering Mason City and some other areas in Cerro Gordo County.

Iowa House standing committees

Administration and Rules

Chair: Brent Siegrist (see above) Last year Cecil Dolecheck chaired this committee, but he did not seek re-election in 2022.
Vice Chair: Jon Dunwell (see above) Last year Brent Siegrist was vice chair.
Ranking member: Jennifer Konfrst (see above) Last year Phyllis Thede was ranking member, but she lost her re-election bid.

Other members: Pat Grassley (R), Craig Johnson (R), Henry Stone (R), David Young (R), John Wills (R), Matt Windschitl (R), Ken Croken (D), Lindsay James (D), Sue Cahill (D), Amy Nielsen (D), Sharon Steckman (D), Heather Matson (D)

Agriculture

Chair: Mike Sexton was first elected in 2014 and represents House district 7, covering Pocahontas, Sac, and Calhoun counties, and part of Webster. Last year Ross Paustian chaired this committee, but he did not seek re-election.
Vice Chair: Derek Wulf was elected for the first time in 2022 in House district 76, covering parts of Tama, Benton, and Black Hawk counties. Last year Chad Ingels was vice chair.
Ranking member: Monica Kurth has served since winning a 2017 special election and represents House district 98, covering part of Davenport and Buffalo in Scott County. Last year Eric Gjerde was ranking member on this committee.

Other members: Thomas Gerhold (R), Ken Carlson (R), Zach Dieken (R), Dean Fisher (R), Austin Harris (R), Norlin Mommsen (R), Heather Hora (R), Chad Ingels (R), Mike Vondran (R), David Sieck (R), Joshua Meggers (R), Megan Jones (R), Tracy Ehlert (D), Eric Gjerde (D), Chuck Isenhart (D), Kenan Judge (D), Elinor Levin (D), Brian Meyer (D), J.D. Scholten (D), Megan Srinivas (D)

Appropriations

Chair: Gary Mohr was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 93, covering Bettendorf and some other parts of Scott County.
Vice Chair: Taylor Collins was elected for the first time in 2022 in House district 95, covering Louisa County and parts of Muscatine, Henry, and Des Moines counties. Last year Shannon Latham was vice chair.
Ranking member: Timi Brown-Powers was first elected in 2014 and represents House district 61, covering part of Waterloo. Last year Jo Oldson was ranking member, but she did not seek re-election.

Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Michael Bergan was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 63, covering Winneshiek and Howard counties and part of Fayette.
Vice Chair: Joshua Meggers was just elected for the first time in House district 54, covering Hardin and Grundy counties and a small area in Black Hawk County. Last year Jon Dunwell was vice chair.
Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Megan Srinivas was just elected for the first time in House district 30, covering part of the south side of Des Moines. Last year Kristin Sunde was ranking member, but she did not seek re-election.

Other Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee members: David Young (R), Tom Determann (R), Bill Gustoff (R), Bob Kressig (D), Ako Abdul-Samad (D), Sharon Steckman (D)

Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Norlin Mommsen was first elected in 2014 and represents House district 70, covering parts of Clinton and Jackson counties.
Vice Chair: Heather Hora was just elected for the first time in House district 92, covering Washington County and part of Johnson County. Last year Dennis Bush was vice chair, but he lost his GOP primary.
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Sami Scheetz was just elected for the first time in House district 78, covering part of Cedar Rapids. Last year Todd Prichard was ranking member, but he did not seek re-election.
Other Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee members: Chad Ingels (R), Derek Wulf (R), Shannon Latham (R), Austin Baeth (D), Monica Kurth (D), Sean Bagniewski (D)

Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Martin Graber was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 100, covering most of Lee County. Last year Phil Thompson chaired this subcommittee.
Vice Chair: Charley Thomson was just elected for the first time in House district 58, covering Chickasaw County, most of Floyd County, and part of Bremer County. Last year Thomas Gerhold was vice chair.
Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Heather Matson (see above) Last year Kirsten Running-Marquardt was ranking member, but she did not seek re-election.
Other Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee members: Brooke Boden (R), Austin Harris (R), Henry Stone (R), J.D. Scholten (D), Mary Madison (D), Jerome Amos Jr. (D)

Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Carter Nordman was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 47, covering Greene and Guthrie counties and part of Dallas County. David Kerr chaired this subcommittee last year but did not seek re-election.
Vice Chair: Robert Henderson was just elected for the first time in 2022 in House district 2, covering part of Sioux City and smoe other areas in Woodbury County. Garrett Gobble was vice chair last year, but he lost his re-election bid.
Education Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Tracy Ehlert was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 79, covering part of Cedar Rapids in Linn County.
Other Education Appropriations Subcommittee members: Taylor Collins (R), Brent Siegrist (R), Skyler Wheeler (R), Art Staed (D), Molly Buck (D), Elinor Levin (D)

Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Joel Fry was first elected in 2008 and represents House district 24, covering Lucas, Decatur, and Wayne Counties, most of Clarke County, and part of Appanoose County.
Vice Chair: Hans Wilz was just elected for the first time in in House district 25, covering most of Wapello County. Last year Eddie Andrews was vice chair.
Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: John Forbes was first elected in 2012 and represents House district 44, covering Urbandale in Polk County.
Other Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee members: Thomas Jeneary (R), Ann Meyer (R), Shannon Lundgren (R), Chuck Isenhart (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D), Josh Turek (D)

Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Brian Lohse was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 45, covering much of northern and eastern Polk County. Last year Gary Worthan chaired this subcommittee, but he did not seek re-election.
Vice Chair: Steven Bradley was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 66, covering Jones County and much of Jackson County. Last year Charlie McClintock was vice chair, but he ran for the Iowa Senate in 2022.
Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Eric Gjerde was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 74, covering part of Cedar Rapids. Last year Brian Meyer held this position.
Other Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee members: Mike Vondran (R), Phil Thompson (R), Jeff Shipley (R), Ross Wilburn (D), Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Ken Croken (D)

Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee Chair: Jacob Bossman was first elected in a 2018 special election and represents House district 14, covering parts of Woodbury County.
Vice Chair: Dan Gehlbach was just elected for the first time in House district 46, covering parts of Dallas County. Last year Anne Osmundson was vice chair.
Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member: Sue Cahill (see above) Last year Dennis Cohoon was ranking member, but he lost his re-election bid.
Other Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee members: Brian Best (R), Matthew Rinker (R), Devon Wood (R), Adam Zabner (D), Kenan Judge (D), Jeff Cooling (D)

Other Appropriations Committee members: Michael Bergan (R), Jacob Bossman (R), Martin Graber (R), Steven Holt (R), Joel Fry (R), Brian Lohse (R), Henry Stone (R), Ann Meyer (R), Norlin Mommsen (R), Shannon Latham (R), David Young (R), Carter Nordman (R), Ray Sorensen (R), Devon Wood (R), Sean Bagniewski (D), Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Sami Scheetz (D), Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Ross Wilburn (D), Adam Zabner (D), Heather Matson (D), Tracy Ehlert (D)

Commerce

Chair: Shannon Lundgren was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 65, covering most of Dubuque County outside the city of Dubuque.
Vice Chair: David Young (see above) Last year Mike Bousselot was vice chair, but he ran for the Iowa Senate in 2022.
Ranking member: Kenan Judge was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 27, covering Waukee in Dallas County.

Other members: Brian Best (R), Gary Mohr (R), Jane Bloomingdale (R), Brian Lohse (R), Martin Graber (R), Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Phil Thompson (R), Charley Thomson (R), Dave Deyoe (R), Mike Vondran (R), John Wills (R), Carter Nordman (R), Hans Wilz (R), Sean Bagniewski (D), Dave Jacoby (D), John Forbes (D), Bob Kressig (D), J.D. Scholten (D), Megan Srinivas (D), Amy Nielsen (D)

Economic Growth and Technology

Chair: Ray Sorensen was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 23, covering all of Madison and Adair Counties and parts of Union, Clarke, and Dallas counties.
Vice Chair: David Sieck was first elected in a 2015 special election and represents House district 16, covering Mills and Fremont counties and part of Pottawattamie County. Last year Henry Stone was vice chair.
Ranking member: Art Staed was first elected in 2012 and represents House district 80, covering Hiawatha, Robins, and part of Cedar Rapids in Linn County. He previously served one term in the House (2007-2008).

Other members: Ken Carlson (R), Tom Determann (R), Thomas Gerhold (R), Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Martin Graber (R), Shannon Latham (R), Chad Ingels (R), Joshua Meggers (R), Thomas Moore (R), Devon Wood (R), Molly Buck (D), Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Chuck Isenhart (D), Mary Madison (D), J.D. Scholten (D), Josh Turek (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Education

Chair: Skyler Wheeler was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 4, covering Lyon County and most of Sioux County. Dustin Hite chaired this committee last year, but he lost his Republican primary.
Vice Chair: Craig Johnson (see above) Last year Skyler Wheeler was the vice chair.
Ranking member: Sharon Steckman (see above)

Other members: Brooke Boden (R), Joel Fry (R), Steven Bradley (R), Taylor Collins (R), Ray Sorensen (R), Tom Moore (R), Dan Gehlbach (R), Bill Gustoff (R), Steven Holt (R), Henry Stone (R), Heather Hora (R), Anne Osmundson (R), Chad Ingels (R), Sue Cahill (D), Tracy Ehlert (D), Molly Buck (D), Monica Kurth (D), Mary Madison (D), Heather Matson (D), Art Staed (D)

Education Reform (new committee)

Chair: Pat Grassley (see above)

Vice Chair: Matt Windschitl (see above)

Ranking member: Jennifer Konfrst (see above)

Other members: Sue Cahill (D), John Wills (R)

Environmental Protection

Chair: Dean Fisher was first elected in 2012 and represents House district 53, covering Poweshiek County and most of Tama County.
Vice Chair: Zach Dieken was just elected for the first time in House district 5, covering all of Osceola and O’Brien counties, most of Cherokee County, and a small area in Buena Vista County. Last year Tom Moore was the vice chair.
Ranking member: Austin Baeth was just elected for the first time in House district 36, covering parts of the west and south sides of Des Moines. Last year Chuck Isenhart was ranking member.

Other members: Dave Deyoe (R), Mark Cisneros (R), Dave Deyoe (R), Jon Dunwell (R), Shannon Lundgren (R), Helena Hayes (R), Megan Jones (R), Brad Sherman (R), Mark Thompson (R), Molly Buck (D), Bob Kressig (D), Elinor Levin (D), Sharon Steckman (D), Josh Turek (D), Adam Zabner (D)

Ethics

Chair: Anne Osmundson was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 64, covering Allamakee and Clayton counties and a small area in Dubuque County.
Vice Chair: Stan Gustafson was first elected in a 2015 special election and represents House district 22, covering part of Warren County.
Ranking member: Ruth Ann Gaines was first elected in 2010 special election and represents House district 33, covering part of Des Moines in Polk County. Last year Monica Kurth was ranking member.

Other members: Henry Stone (R), Rick Olson (D), Monica Kurth (D)

Government Oversight

Chair: Brooke Boden was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 21, covering parts of Warren and Marion counties. Last year Holly Brink chaired this committee, but she did not seek re-election.
Vice Chair: Jeff Shipley was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 87, covering Van Buren County and parts of Jefferson and Henry counties. Last year Jon Jacobsen was vice chair, but he did not seek re-election.
Ranking member: Lindsay James (see above) Last year Ruth Ann Gaines held this position.

Other members: Bobby Kaufmann (R), Phil Thompson (R), Steven Holt (R), Sean Bagniewski (D), Dave Jacoby (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Health and Human Services (formerly called Human Resources)

Chair: Ann Meyer was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 8, covering part of Webster County.
Vice Chair: Devon Wood was just elected for the first time in House district 17, covering Adams, Taylor, and Ringgold counties, and parts of Page and Union counties. Last year Steven Bradley was vice chair.
Ranking member: Beth Wessel-Kroeschell was first elected in 2004 and represents House district 49, covering part of Ames in Story County.

Other members: Eddie Andrews (R), Michael Bergan (R), Brian Best (R), Steven Bradley (R), Joel Fry (R), Brooke Boden (R), Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Brian Lohse (R), Tom Moore (R), Tom Jeneary (R), Shannon Lundgren (R), Hans Wilz (R), Austin Baeth (D), Mary Madison (D), John Forbes (D), Timi Brown-Powers (D), Heather Matson (D), Josh Turek (D)

International Relations

This committee includes members of the House and Senate. Representing the lower chamber are Thomas Gerhold (R), Jeff Shipley (R), and Ako Abdul-Samad (D).

Judiciary

Chair: Steven Holt was first elected in 2014 and represents House district 12, covering Ida and Crawford counties and part of Shelby County.
Vice Chair: Bill Gustoff was just elected for the first time in House district 40, covering Altoona and part of the east side of Des Moines in Polk County. Last year Stan Gustafson was vice chair.
Ranking member: Ross Wilburn was first elected in a 2019 special election and represents House district 50, covering part of Ames in Story County. Last year Mary Wolfe was ranking member, but she did not seek re-election.

Other members: Taylor Collins (R), Bobby Kaufmann (R), Jon Dunwell (R), Stan Gustafson (R), Brian Lohse (R), Ann Meyer (R), Megan Jones (R), Carter Nordman (R), Henry Stone (R), Phil Thompson (R), Charley Thomson (R), Skyler Wheeler (R), Lindsay James (D), Sami Scheetz (D), Megan Srinivas (D), Rick Olson (D), Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Brian Meyer (D)

Labor and Workforce

Chair: Dave Deyoe was first elected in 2006 and represents House district 51, covering most of Story County outside Ames and much of Marshall County outside Marshalltown.
Vice Chair: Tom Moore was first elected in a 2015 special election and represents House district 18, covering Cass and Montgomery counties and part of Page County. Last year Jeff Shipley was vice chair.
Ranking member: Jeff Cooling was just elected for the first time in House district 77, covering part of Cedar Rapids. Last year Bruce Hunter was ranking member, but he did not seek re-election.

Other members: Michael Bergan (R), Brian Best (R), Jacob Bossman (R), Steven Bradley (R), Cindy Golding (R), Austin Harris (R), Craig Johnson (R), David Sieck (R), John Wills (R), Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Tracy Ehlert (D), Ken Croken (D), Eric Gjerde (D), Molly Buck (D)

Local Government

Chair: Shannon Latham was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 55, covering Franklin and Hamilton counties, and parts of Wright and Story counties. Last year Jane Bloomingdale chaired this committee.
Vice Chair: Cindy Golding was just elected for the first time in House district 83, covering much of rural Linn County. Last year Brent Siegrist was vice chair.
Ranking member: Ako Abdul-Samad was first elected in 2006 and represents House district 34, covering part of Des Moines in Polk County. Last year Amy Nielsen was ranking member.

Other members: Jane Bloomingdale (R), Dave Deyoe (R), Tom Determann (R), Dan Gehlbach (R), Stan Gustafson (R), Robert Henderson (R), Jon Dunwell (R), Carter Nordman (R), Anne Osmundson (R), Matthew Rinker (R), Luana Stoltenberg (R), Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Jeff Cooling (D), Ken Croken (D), Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Amy Nielsen (D), Art Staed (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Natural Resources

Chair: Tom Jeneary was elected for the first time in 2018 and represents House district 3, covering parts of Sioux and Plymouth counties. Last year Rob Bacon chaired this committee, but he did not seek re-election.
Vice Chair: Ken Carlson was just elected for the first time in House district 13, covering all of Monona County and parts of Woodbury, Plymouth, and Cherokee counties. Last year Tom Jeneary was vice chair.
Ranking member: Adam Zabner was just elected for the first time in House district 90, covering part of Iowa City in Johnson County. Last year Timi Brown-Powers was ranking member.

Other members: Dan Gehlbach (R), Dean Fisher (R), Helena Hayes (R), Norlin Mommsen (R), Heather Hora (R), Brad Sherman (R), Luana Stoltenberg (R), Mark Thompson (R), Shannon Latham (R), Thomas Gerhold (R), Ako Abdul-Samad (D), Timi Brown-Powers (D), Dave Jacoby (D), Elinor Levin (D), Kenan Judge (D), J.D. Scholten (D), Art Staed (D)

Public Safety

Chair: Phil Thompson was first elected in 2018 and represents House district 48, covering Boone County and part of Story County outside Ames. Jarad Klein chaired the committee last year, but he did not run for re-election.
Vice Chair: Mike Vondran was just elected for the first time in House district 94, covering Eldridge and part of Bettendorf in Scott County. Cherielynn Westrich was vice chair last year, but she ran for the Iowa Senate last year.
Ranking member: Bob Kressig was first elected in 2002 and represents House district 75, covering Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County.

Other members: Zach Dieken (R), Joel Fry (R), Bill Gustoff (R), Dean Fisher (R), Robert Henderson (R), Steven Holt (R), Gary Mohr (R), Matthew Rinker (R), Jeff Shipley (R), Skyler Wheeler (R), Hans Wilz (R), Ako Abdul-Samad (D), Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Elinor Levin (D), Brian Meyer (D), Sami Scheetz (D), Rick Olson (D), Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

State Government

Chair: Jane Bloomingdale was first elected in 2016 and represents House district 60, covering Mitchell and Worth counties and parts of Floyd and Cerro Gordo counties. Bobby Kaufmann chaired the committee last year.
Vice Chair: Austin Harris was just elected for the first time in House district 26, covering Davis and Monroe counties, most of Appanoose County, and part of Wapello County. Brooke Boden was vice chair last year.
Ranking member: Amy Nielsen (see above) Mary Mascher was ranking member last year, but she did not seek re-election.

Other members: Michael Bergan (R), Jacob Bossman (R), Taylor Collins (R), Jon Dunwell (R), Cindy Golding (R), Craig Johnson (R), Bobby Kaufmann (R), Shannon Lundgren (R), Mike Sexton (R), Brent Siegrist (R), John Wills (R), Derek Wulf (R), David Young (R), Austin Baeth (D), Jeff Cooling (D), Eric Gjerde (D), Heather Matson (D), Megan Srinivas (D), Sharon Steckman (D), Adam Zabner (D)

Transportation

Chair: Brian Best was first elected in 2014 and represents House district 11, covering Carroll and Audubon counties and parts of Shelby and Pottawattamie counties.
Vice Chair: Tom Determann was just elected for the first time in House district 69, covering most of Clinton County. Dave Maxwell was vice chair last year, but he lost the GOP primary.
Ranking member: Brian Meyer was first elected in a 2013 special election and represents House district 29, covering part of the south and east sides of Des Moines in Polk County. Last year Steve Hansen was ranking member, but he lost his re-election bid.

Other members: Robert Henderson (R), Shannon Latham (R), Joshua Meggers (R), David Sieck (R), Ray Sorensen (R), Jon Dunwell (R), Charley Thomson (R), Brent Siegrist (R), Devon Wood (R), Thomas Gerhold (R), Derek Wulf (R), Sean Bagniewski (D), Jeff Cooling (D), Bob Kressig (D), Mary Madison (D), Rick Olson (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D), Adam Zabner (D)

Veterans Affairs

Chair: Chad Ingels was first elected in 2020 and represents House district 68, covering Fayette County and parts of Black Hawk and Buchanan counties. Sandy Salmon chaired the committee last year, but she ran for the Iowa Senate in 2022.
Vice Chair: Matthew Rinker was just elected for the first time in House district 99, covering Burlington and some other areas in Des Moines and Lee counties. Martin Graber was vice chair last year.
Ranking member: Josh Turek was just elected for the first time in House district 20, covering Carter Lake and part of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County. Ross Wilburn was ranking member last year.

Other members: Eddie Andrews (R), Ken Carlson (R), Stan Gustafson (R), Cindy Golding (R), Margin Graber (R), Heather Hora (R), Thomas Jeneary (R), Luana Stoltenberg (R), Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Timi Brown-Powers (D), Sue Cahill (D), Ross Wilburn (D), Chuck Isenhart (D), Elinor Levin (D)

Ways and Means

Chair: Bobby Kaufmann was first elected in 2012 and represents House district 82, covering Cedar County and parts of Scott and Muscatine counties. Lee Hein chaired this committee last year, but he lost his GOP primary.
Vice Chair: Barb Kniff McCulla was just elected for the first time in House district 37, covering parts of Jasper, Marion, and Mahaska counties. Carter Nordman was vice chair last year.
Ranking member: Dave Jacoby was first elected in a 2003 special election and represents House district 86, covering Coralville in Johnson County.

Other members: Jane Bloomingdale (R), Brent Siegrist (R), Brooke Boden (R), Brian Best (R), Megan Jones (R), Dave Deyoe (R), Austin Harris (R), Craig Johnson (R), Shannon Lundgren (R), Anne Osmundson (R), Mike Sexton (R), Phil Thompson (R), John Wills (R), Derek Wulf (R), Chuck Isenhart (D), Ken Croken (D), John Forbes (D), Kenan Judge (D), Monica Kurth (D), Eric Gjerde (D), Elizabeth Wilson (D), Amy Nielsen (D)

Administrative Rules Review

Five Iowa House and five Iowa Senate members serve on this committee.
Chair: Megan Jones was first elected in 2012 (as Megan Hess) and represents House district 6, covering parts of Clay and part of Buena Vista counties.

Other Iowa House members: David Young (R), Mike Sexton (R), Amy Nielsen (D), Rick Olson (D)

Top image: Nagel Photography’s 2013 view of the Iowa House chamber, available via Shutterstock.