Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Veterans Affairs 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 Veterans Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Veterans Affairs 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 Veterans Affairs 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 Veterans Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, Vice Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Veterans Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Wally Horn | • Mark Costello, Chair | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Ken Rozenboom, Vice chair | |||
| • Tod Bowman | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • Amanda Ragan | • Dan Dawson | |||
| • Jeff Edler | ||||
| • Mark Lofgren | ||||
| • Mark Segebart | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Veterans Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Wally Horn, Chair | • Mark Segebart | |||
| • Liz Mathis, Vice chair | • Mark Chelgren | |||
| • Chaz Allen | • Mark Costello | |||
| • Jeff Danielson | • Ken Rozenboom | |||
| • Rita Hart | ||||
| • Amanda Ragan | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Veterans Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Daryl Beall, Chair | • Ken Rozenboom | |||
| • Jeff Danielson, Vice chair | • Mark Chelgren | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Joni Ernst | |||
| • Rita Hart | • Charles Schneider | |||
| • Wally Horn | ||||
| • Amanda Ragan | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Veterans Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Daryl Beall, Chair | • James Seymour | |||
| • Jeff Danielson, Vice chair | • Joni Ernst | |||
| • John Kibbie | • Robert Bacon | |||
| • Wally Horn | • Sandra Greiner | |||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
| • Amanda Ragan | ||||
| • Dennis Black | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Veterans Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Daryl Beall | • David Hartsuch | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Larry Noble | |||
| • Jeff Danielson | • James Seymour | |||
| • John Kibbie | • Ron Wieck | |||
| • Amanda Ragan | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
| • Steve Warnstadt | ||||
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