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Iowa Legislators Past and Present

Terms Used: President
Total Records Found: 105

The Lieutenant Governor performed the duties of President of the Senate from January 11, 1858 through January 14, 1991. Prior to 1991, Article IV, section 18, of the Constitution of Iowa provided that the Lieutenant Governor shall perform the duties of the President of the Senate. In 1988, a constitutional amendment significantly changed the duties and responsibilities of the Lieutenant Governor for the term beginning in 1991. As of 1991, duties of Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor no longer include presiding over the state Senate.

GA (Years)	Chamber	Name	District	Party	County
LA1 (1838-1839)	Councilor	Jesse B. Browne	2	Whig	Lee
LA2 (1839-1840)	Councilor	Stephen Hempstead	8	Democrat	Dubuque
LA3 (1840-1841)	Councilor	Mortimer Phillips Bainbridge	10	Whig	Dubuque
LA4 (1841-1842)	Councilor	Jonathan Wetherbee Parker	9	Democrat	Scott
LA5 (1842-1843)	Councilor	John D. Elbert	2	Whig	Van Buren
LA6 (1843-1845)	Councilor	Thomas Cox	10	Democrat	Jackson
LA7 (1845-1845)	Councilor	Serranus Clinton Hastings	7	Democrat	Muscatine
LA8 (1845-1846)	Councilor	Stephen Hempstead	10	Democrat	Dubuque
1 (1846-1848)	Senate	Thomas Baker	5	Democrat	Polk
1 (1846-1848)	Senate	Thomas Hughes	11	Democrat	Johnson
2 (1848-1850)	Senate	John Jackson Selman	3	Democrat	Davis
3 (1850-1852)	Senate	Enos Lowe	6	Democrat	Des Moines
4 (1852-1854)	Senate	William E. Leffingwell	18	Democrat	Clinton
5 (1854-1856)	Senate	Maturin L. Fisher	24	Democrat	Clayton
6 (1856-1858)	Senate	William W. Hamilton	31	Republican	Dubuque
7 (1858-1860)	Senate	Oran Faville		Republican	Mitchell
8 (1860-1862)	Senate	Nicholas John Rusch		Republican	Scott
9 (1862-1864)	Senate	John R. Needham		Republican	Mahaska
10 (1864-1866)	Senate	Enoch W. Eastman		Republican	Hardin
11 (1866-1868)	Senate	Benjamin F. Gue		Republican	Webster
12 (1868-1870)	Senate	John Scott		Republican	Story
13 (1870-1872)	Senate	Henry Clay Bulis		Republican	Winneshiek
13 (1870-1872)	Senate	Madison Miner Walden		Republican	Appanoose
14 (1872-1874)	Senate	Henry Clay Bulis		Republican	Winneshiek
15 (1874-1876)	Senate	Joseph Dysart		Republican	Tama
16 (1876-1878)	Senate	Joshua G. Newbold		Republican	Henry
17 (1878-1880)	Senate	Frank T. Campbell		Republican	Jasper
18 (1880-1882)	Senate	Frank T. Campbell		Republican	Jasper
19 (1882-1884)	Senate	Orlando Harrison Manning		Republican	Carroll
20 (1884-1886)	Senate	Orlando Harrison Manning		Republican	Carroll
21 (1886-1888)	Senate	John A. T. Hull		Republican	Polk
22 (1888-1890)	Senate	John A. T. Hull		Republican	Polk
23 (1890-1892)	Senate	Alfred Nelson Poyneer		Republican	Tama
24 (1892-1894)	Senate	Samuel L. Bestow		Democrat	Lucas
25 (1894-1896)	Senate	Warren S. Dungan		Republican	Lucas
26 (1896-1898)	Senate	Mathies Parrott		Republican	Black Hawk
27 (1898-1900)	Senate	James C. Milliman		Republican	Harrison
28 (1900-1902)	Senate	James C. Milliman		Republican	Harrison
29 (1902-1904)	Senate	John Herriott		Republican	Guthrie
30 (1904-1906)	Senate	John Herriott		Republican	Guthrie
31 (1906-1907)	Senate	John Herriott		Republican	Guthrie
32 (1907-1909)	Senate	Warren Garst		Republican	Carroll
33 (1909-1911)	Senate	George W. Clarke		Republican	Dallas
34 (1911-1913)	Senate	George W. Clarke		Republican	Dallas
35 (1913-1915)	Senate	William Lloyd Harding		Republican	Woodbury
36 (1915-1917)	Senate	William Lloyd Harding		Republican	Woodbury
37 (1917-1919)	Senate	Ernest R. Moore		Republican	Linn
38 (1919-1921)	Senate	Ernest R. Moore		Republican	Linn
39 (1921-1923)	Senate	John Hammill		Republican	Hancock
40 (1923-1925)	Senate	John Hammill		Republican	Hancock
41 (1925-1927)	Senate	Clement F. Kimball		Republican	Pottawattamie
42 (1927-1929)	Senate	Clement F. Kimball		Republican	Pottawattamie
43 (1929-1931)	Senate	Arch Wallace McFarlane		Republican	Black Hawk
44 (1931-1933)	Senate	Arch Wallace McFarlane		Republican	Black Hawk
45 (1933-1935)	Senate	Nelson G. Kraschel		Democrat	Shelby
46 (1935-1937)	Senate	Nelson G. Kraschel		Democrat	Shelby
47 (1937-1939)	Senate	John Kalbach Valentine		Democrat	Appanoose
48 (1939-1941)	Senate	Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper		Republican	Linn
49 (1941-1943)	Senate	Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper		Republican	Linn
50 (1943-1945)	Senate	Robert D. Blue		Republican	Wright
51 (1945-1947)	Senate	Kenneth A. Evans		Republican	Mills
52 (1947-1949)	Senate	Kenneth A. Evans		Republican	Mills
53 (1949-1951)	Senate	Kenneth A. Evans		Republican	Mills
54 (1951-1953)	Senate	William H. Nicholas		Republican	Cerro Gordo
55 (1953-1955)	Senate	Leo Elthon		Republican	Worth
56 (1955-1957)	Senate	Leo Elthon		Republican	Worth
57 (1957-1959)	Senate	William H. Nicholas		Republican	Cerro Gordo
58 (1959-1961)	Senate	Edward Joseph McManus		Republican	Lee
59 (1961-1963)	Senate	W. L. Mooty		Republican	Grundy
60 (1963-1965)	Senate	W. L. Mooty		Republican	Grundy
61 (1965-1967)	Senate	Robert D. Fulton		Democrat	Black Hawk
62 (1967-1969)	Senate	Robert D. Fulton		Democrat	Black Hawk
63 (1969-1971)	Senate	Roger W. Jepsen		Republican	Scott
64 (1971-1973)	Senate	Roger W. Jepsen		Republican	Scott
65 (1973-1975)	Senate	Arthur A. Neu		Republican	Carroll
66 (1975-1977)	Senate	Arthur A. Neu		Republican	Carroll
67 (1977-1979)	Senate	Arthur A. Neu		Republican	Carroll
68 (1979-1981)	Senate	Terry E. Branstad		Republican	Winnebago
69 (1981-1983)	Senate	Terry E. Branstad		Republican	Winnebago
70 (1983-1985)	Senate	Robert T. Anderson		Democrat	Jasper
71 (1985-1987)	Senate	Robert T. Anderson		Democrat	Jasper
72 (1987-1989)	Senate	Jo Ann Zimmerman		Democrat	Dallas
73 (1989-1991)	Senate	Jo Ann Zimmerman		Democrat	Dallas
74 (1991-1993)	Senate	Joseph J. Welsh	17	Democrat	Dubuque
74 (1991-1993)	Senate	Michael E. Gronstal	50	Democrat	Pottawattamie
75 (1993-1995)	Senate	Leonard L. Boswell	44	Democrat	Decatur
76 (1995-1997)	Senate	Leonard L. Boswell	44	Democrat	Decatur
77 (1997-1999)	Senate	Mary E. Kramer	37	Republican	Polk
78 (1999-2001)	Senate	Mary E. Kramer	37	Republican	Polk
79 (2001-2003)	Senate	Mary E. Kramer	37	Republican	Polk
80 (2003-2005)	Senate	Mary E. Kramer	30	Republican	Polk
80 (2003-2005)	Senate	Jeffrey M. Lamberti	35	Republican	Polk
81 (2005-2007)	Senate	John (Jack) P. Kibbie	4	Democrat	Palo Alto
81 (2005-2007)	Senate	Jeffrey M. Lamberti	35	Republican	Polk
82 (2007-2009)	Senate	John (Jack) P. Kibbie	4	Democrat	Palo Alto
83 (2009-2011)	Senate	John (Jack) P. Kibbie	4	Democrat	Palo Alto
84 (2011-2013)	Senate	John (Jack) P. Kibbie	4	Democrat	Palo Alto
85 (2013-2015)	Senate	Pam Jochum	50	Democrat	Dubuque
86 (2015-2017)	Senate	Pam Jochum	50	Democrat	Dubuque
87 (2017-2019)	Senate	Jack Whitver	19	Republican	Polk
87 (2017-2019)	Senate	Charles Schneider	22	Republican	Dallas
88 (2019-2021)	Senate	Charles Schneider	22	Republican	Dallas
89 (2021-2023)	Senate	Jake Chapman	10	Republican	Dallas
90 (2023-2025)	Senate	Amy Sinclair	12	Republican	Wayne
91 (2025-2027)	Senate	Amy Sinclair	12	Republican	Wayne

More than one legislator may have held a leadership position in a General Assembly.

The bulk of the database from approximately 1900 forward is from the Iowa Official Register. Additional information is compiled from various sources, including legislative manuals, directories, newspapers, books, family-supplied data, and obituaries. The Legislative Services Agency (LSA) does not guarantee the accuracy of the information in the database; errors are possible. We welcome additional information or corrections from our readers. You can contact the LSA at: webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.