Iowa Senate

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Iowa Senate
Iowa General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 10, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Jack Kibbie (D) since January 8, 2007
President pro Tempore	Jeff Danielson (D) since January 8, 2007
Majority Leader	Michael Gronstal (D) since January 8, 2007
Minority Leader	Jerry Behn (R) since November 10, 2011
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

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.