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Local Government Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Local Government 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 Local Government Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | 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.
| Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Julian B. Garrett, Chair | |||
| • Robert Dvorsky | • Mark Lofgren, Vice chair | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Mark Chelgren | |||
| • Herman Quirmbach | • Thomas Greene | |||
| • Dennis Guth | ||||
| • Tim Kraayenbrink | ||||
| • Mark Segebart | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Rich Taylor, Chair | • Roby Smith | |||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm, Vice chair | • Michael Breitbach | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Dennis Guth | |||
| • Tony Bisignano | • Amy Sinclair | |||
| • Chris Brase | ||||
| • Rita Hart | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm | • Amy Sinclair | |||
| • Chris Brase | • Dennis Guth | |||
| • Robert Dvorsky | • Brad Zaun | |||
| • Rita Hart | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | ||||
| • Rich Taylor | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm, Chair | • Merlin Bartz | |||
| • Daryl Beall, Vice chair | • Robert Bacon | |||
| • Herman Quirmbach | • Joni Ernst | |||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | • Shawn Hamerlinck | |||
| • Matt McCoy | ||||
| • Tod Bowman | ||||
| • Tom Rielly | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Daryl Beall | • Shawn Hamerlinck | |||
| • Keith Kreiman | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • Rich Olive | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
| • Tom Rielly | ||||
| • Brian Schoenjahn | ||||
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Footnotes
