Iowa

# Iowa on Ballotpedia

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Iowa 2022 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • Candidate ballot access

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Iowa elections, 2023
Past elections: 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

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Voting in Iowa

### Federal politics[edit]

* U.S. congressional delegation from Iowa
* Federal courts in Iowa

### Iowa state politics[edit]

* Iowa state executive offices
* Iowa General Assembly (House, Senate)
* Courts in Iowa
* Ballot measures

### Local politics in Iowa[edit]

* Municipal elections
* Mayoral elections

* School districts in Iowa
* Local courts and judges by county

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and also covers mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections in every state capital. Additionally, Ballotpedia covers school board elections in the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.

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### Policy issues in Iowa[edit]

* Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
* Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
* Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
* Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
* Energy: Energy information • Fracking
* Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
* Finance: Financial regulation information
* Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
* Immigration: Immigration information
* Pensions: Public pensions

### Influencers in Iowa[edit]

Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.

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State leadership[1]

* Governor: Kim Reynolds

* Secretary of State: Paul Pate

* Speaker of the House: Pat Grassley

* Chief Justice: Susan Christensen

Capital: Des Moines
Motto: | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Population: | 3,121,997
Land area of state: | 55,857 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.: | 1846

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The legislative leaders on this list are current as of the most recent regular session of the state legislature. Know of an update we can make to this list? Email us to report a change.