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Iowa Senate
upper chamber of the Iowa state legislature / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iowa Senate | |
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Iowa General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 10, 2011 |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
President pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 50 |
Political groups | Democratic Party (26) Republican Party (23) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Legislative Department, Section 3, Iowa Constitution |
Salary | $25,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 2, 2010 (25 seats) |
Next election | November 6, 2012 (25 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Service Agency makes plan Iowa General Assembly passes plan |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa | |
Website | |
Iowa General Assembly |
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The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly, Iowa's legislature. There are 50 people in the Senate, one for each of 50 districts in Iowa. Each district has about 59,500 people in it. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
Unlike the Iowa House of Representatives, Senate members - called "senators"—have terms of four years. Half of the Senate is elected every two years, in even-numbered years. There are no term limits for the Senate.