DES MOINES, Iowa – On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, R-Grimes, announced the Iowa Senate committee chairs for the 90th General Assembly.
“The first supermajority in the Iowa Senate in 5 decades is ready to deliver results for Iowans,” Whitver said. “I am eager to get to work with my fellow Republican Senators to help Iowans combat inflation, reduce barriers to job creation, and continue to implement our historic income tax cuts.”
Committee Chairs
Agriculture: State Senator Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg
Appropriations: State Senator Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Ft. Dodge
Commerce: State Senator Waylon Brown, R-Osage
Economic Development: State Senator Mark Lofgren, R-Muscatine
Education: State Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Pella
Ethics: State Senator Tom Shipley, R-Nodaway
Government Oversight: State Senator Amy Sinclair, R-Allerton
Health and Human Services (formerly Human Resources): State Senator Jeff Edler, R-State Center
Judiciary: State Senator Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale
Local Government: State Senator Jesse Green, R-Boone
Natural Resources and Environment: State Senator Annette Sweeney, R-Alden
Rules and Administration: State Senator Jack Whitver
State Government: State Senator Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig
Technology (The Technology Committee will focus on information technology, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and other related policies.): State Senator Chris Cournoyer, R-LeClaire
Transportation: State Senator Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville
Veterans Affairs: State Senator Jeff Reichman, R-Montrose
Ways and Means: State Senator Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs
Workforce (the Labor Committee has been renamed the Workforce Committee): State Senator Adrian Dickey, R-Packwood
Appropriations Subcommittees
Administration and Regulation: State Senator Dave Rowley, R-Spirit Lake
Agriculture and Natural Resources: State Senator Dan Zumbach, R-Ryan
Education: State Senator Jeff Taylor, R-Sioux Center
Health and Human Services: State Senator Mark Costello, R-Imogene
Justice Systems: State Senator Julian Garrett, R-Indianola
Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals: State Senator Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville
Other Committee Chair Assignments
Administrative Rules Review: State Senator Mike Klimesh, vice chair
International Relations: State Senator Annette Sweeney, vice chair
