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Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Iowa State Senate.
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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 Ways and Means Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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Waylon Brown (R) left this committee on July 10, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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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.
| Ways and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Randy Feenstra, Chair | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom | • Jerry Behn, Vice chair | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Michael Breitbach | |||
| • Janet Petersen | • Waylon Brown | |||
| • Herman Quirmbach | • Dan Dawson | |||
| • Jeff Edler | ||||
| • Jason Schultz | ||||
| • Roby Smith | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom, Chair | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • Chaz Allen, Vice chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Robert Hogg | • Michael Breitbach | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Jason Schultz | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Roby Smith | |||
| • Janet Petersen | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom, Chair | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • Joe Seng, Vice chair | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Rick Bertrand | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Jake Chapman | |||
| • Robert Hogg | • Charles Schneider | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Roby Smith | |||
| • Matt McCoy | ||||
| • Janet Petersen | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom, Chair | • Brad Zaun | |||
| • Joe Seng, Vice chair | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Roby Smith | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Merlin Bartz | |||
| • Swati Dandekar | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Mark Chelgren | |||
| • Robert Hogg | ||||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
| • William Dotzler | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Joe Bolkcom | • Merlin Bartz | |||
| • Swati Dandekar | • Randy Feenstra | |||
| • William Dotzler | • Shawn Hamerlinck | |||
| • Robert Hogg | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Pam Jochum | • Pat Ward | |||
| • Matt McCoy | • Brad Zaun | |||
| • Herman Quirmbach | ||||
| • Becky Schmitz | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Roger Stewart | ||||
| • Mary Jo Wilhelm | ||||
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Footnotes
