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Ethics Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Ethics 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 Ethics Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Ethics Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Ethics Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Ethics Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Ethics Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Wally Horn | • Jerry Behn, Chair | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Dennis Guth, Vice chair | |||
| • Kevin Kinney | • Mark Costello | |||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ethics Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Wally Horn, Chair | • Jason Schultz | |||
| • Dick Dearden, Vice chair | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Joe Seng | • Brad Zaun | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ethics Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Wally Horn, Chair | • Sandra Greiner | |||
| • Dick Dearden, Vice chair | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Joe Seng | • Jack Whitver | |||
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ethics Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • John Kibbie, Chair | • Paul McKinley | |||
| • Gene Fraise, Vice chair | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Joe Seng | • Steve Kettering | |||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Ethics Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Dick Dearden | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Gene Fraise | • Steve Kettering | |||
| • John Kibbie | • Paul McKinley | |||
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