What is Iowa Senate?
{{update}} {{coord|41.591|-93.604|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Iowa Senate | legislature = [[Iowa General Assembly]] | coa_pic = Iowa-StateSeal.svg | session_room = Iowa Senate.JPG | house_type = Upper house | term_limits = None | new_session = January 10, 2011 | leader1_type = [[President of the Senate]] | leader1 = [[Jack Kibbie]] | party1 = ([[Iowa Democratic Party|D]]) | election1 = January 8, 2007 | leader2_type = President pro Tempore | leader2 = [[Jeff Danielson]] | party2 = ([[Iowa Democratic Party|D]]) | election2 = January 8, 2007 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = [[Michael Gronstal]] | party3 = ([[Iowa Democratic Party|D]]) | election3 = January 8, 2007 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = [[Jerry Behn]] | party4 = ([[Republican Party of Iowa|R]]) | election4 = November 10, 2011 | members = 50 | term_length = 4 years | authority = Legislative Department, Section 3, [[Iowa Constitution]] | salary = $25,000/year + per diem | political_groups1 = [[Iowa Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] (26) <br> [[Republican Party of Iowa|Republican Party]] (23) | last_election1 = November 2, 2010<br>(25 seats) | next_election2 = November 6, 2012<br>(25 seats) | redistricting = Legislative Service Agency makes plan <br /> Iowa General Assembly passes plan | meeting_place = State Senate Chamber<br>[[Iowa State Capitol]]<br>[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]] | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/ Iowa General Assembly] }} The '''Iowa Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[Iowa General Assembly]], Iowa's [[legislature]]. There are 50 people in the Senate, one for each of 50 [[electoral districts|districts]] in [[Iowa]]. Each district has about 59,500 people in it. Each Senate district is [[wikt:composed|composed]] of two House districts. The Senate meets at the [[Iowa State Capitol]] in [[Des Moines]].