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Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Iowa State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Iowa State Senate are assigned by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader after consultation with the President of the Senate. The majority leader designates the committee chair, vice-chair and majority members, while the minority leader designates the minority members and selects one of them as ranking member.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of every term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Commerce Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Waylon Brown (R, Chair) left this committee on July 10, 2024. [Source]
Rocky De Witt (R) left this committee on June 25, 2025. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Zach Whiting (R) left this committee on October 30, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Commerce Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.
Randy Feenstra (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Janet Petersen | • Bill Anderson, Chair | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Michael Breitbach, Vice chair | |||
| • Nate Boulton | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Jim Lykam | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • Liz Mathis | • Dennis Guth | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Craig Johnson | |||
| • Amy Sinclair | ||||
| • Brad Zaun | ||||
| • Dan Zumbach | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Janet Petersen, Chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Matt McCoy, Vice chair | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Charles Schneider | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom | • Amy Sinclair | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Roby Smith | |||
| • Liz Mathis | • Dan Zumbach | |||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Matt McCoy, Chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Janet Petersen, Vice chair | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Daryl Beall | • Michael Breitbach | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom | • Jake Chapman | |||
| • Jack Hatch | • Charles Schneider | |||
| • Liz Mathis | • Amy Sinclair | |||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Swati Dandekar, Chair | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Tom Rielly, Vice chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Daryl Beall | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom | • Steve Kettering | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Pat Ward | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Brad Zaun | |||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Swati Dandekar | • David Hartsuch | |||
| • Bill Heckroth | • Steve Kettering | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Pat Ward | |||
| • Rich Olive | • Ron Wieck | |||
| • Tom Rielly | ||||
| • Becky Schmitz | ||||
| • Roger Stewart | ||||
| • Steve Warnstadt | ||||
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Footnotes
