Iowa House of Representatives
The House of Representatives from Iowa ( Iowa House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa.
The Houses of Parliament is composed of 100 members representing an electoral district respectively. Each of these units includes a fixed average rate of 30,464 inhabitants. Deputies are elected for two -year terms; limiting the terms of office does not exist.
The conference hall of the House of Representatives is located together with the State Senate in Iowa State Capitol in the capital Des Moines.
Structure of the chamber
Speaker of the House is the Speaker of the House. He is initially elected by the majority faction of the chamber before the confirmation by the whole Parliament follows. The Speaker is also responsible for the course of legislation and monitors the shutdowns in the various committees. Speaker since January 2011, the Republicans Kraig Paulsen.
Other important office holders are the Majority Leader ( Majority Leader ) and the leader of the opposition (minority leader), who are elected by the respective fractions. Majority leader of the Republican Linda Upmeyer, Minority leader of the Democrats is Kevin McCarthy.