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Agriculture Committee, Iowa State Senate
The Agriculture 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 Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Kevin Kinney | • Dan Zumbach, Chair | |||
| • Tod Bowman | • Waylon Brown, Vice chair | |||
| • Rita Hart | • Mark Costello | |||
| • Amanda Ragan | • Jeff Edler | |||
| • Rich Taylor | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • Ken Rozenboom | ||||
| • Mark Segebart | ||||
| • Tom Shipley | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joe Seng, Chair | • Dan Zumbach | |||
| • Amanda Ragan, Vice chair | • Bill Anderson | |||
| • Tod Bowman | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • Chris Brase | • Ken Rozenboom | |||
| • Rita Hart | • Tom Shipley | |||
| • Kevin Kinney | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
| • Rich Taylor | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joe Seng, Chair | • Dan Zumbach | |||
| • Rich Taylor, Vice-Chair | • Sandra Greiner | |||
| • Daryl Beall | • Dennis Guth | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Tod Bowman | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • Chris Brase | ||||
| • Rita Hart | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Joe Seng, Chair | • David Johnson | |||
| • Gene Fraise, Vice chair | • Sandra Greiner | |||
| • Dennis Black | • James Hahn | |||
| • Tod Bowman | • Hubert Houser | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • Tom Hancock | ||||
| • John Kibbie | ||||
| • Tom Rielly | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Staci Appel | • Jerry Behn | |||
| • Dennis Black | • Nancy Boettger | |||
| • Thomas Courtney | • James Hahn | |||
| • Gene Fraise | • David Johnson (Iowa Senate) | |||
| • Tom Hancock | • Tim Kapucian | |||
| • John Kibbie | ||||
| • Rich Olive | ||||
| • Tom Rielly | ||||
| • Joe Seng | ||||
| • Steven Sodders | ||||
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