Democratic Members of the Iowa Senate’s Standing Committees 

Effective January 12, 2015

Agriculture

13 members

1. Seng –Chair
2. Ragan –Vice Chair
3. Bowman
4. Brase
5. Hart
6. Kinney
7. Sodders
8. Taylor

Appropriations

21 members

1. Dvorsky – Chair
2. Danielson – Vice Chair
3. Bisignano
4. Bolkcom
5. Brase
6. Courtney
7. Dotzler
8. Hogg
9. Mathis
10. McCoy
11. Ragan
12. Schoenjahn
13. Wilhelm

Commerce

15 members

1. Petersen -Chair
2. McCoy –Vice Chair
3. Allen
4. Bolkcom
5. Courtney
6. Mathis
7. Schoenjahn
8. Seng
9. Sodders

Economic Growth

15 members

1. Hart –Chair
2. Sodders- Vice Chair
3. Bisignano
4. Bowman
5. Danielson
6. Dotzler
7. Mathis
8. Taylor
9. Wilhelm

Education

15 members

1. Quirmbach -Chair
2. Schoenjahn –Vice Chair
3. Bowman
4. Dvorsky
5. Hart
6. Hogg
7. Kinney
8. Mathis
9. Wilhelm

Ethics

Statutory, 6 members; 3 each

1. Horn –Chair
2. Dearden- Vice Chair
3. Seng

Government Oversight

1. Hogg – Chair
2. Schoenjahn -Vice Chair
3. Kinney

Human Resources

13 members

1. Mathis –Chair
2. Ragan–Vice Chair
3. Allen
4. Bolkcom
5. Dotzler
6. Jochum
7. Taylor
8. Wilhelm

Judiciary

13 members

1. Sodders -Chair
2. Hogg–Vice Chair
3. Bisignano
4. Horn
5. Kinney
6. Petersen
7. Quirmbach
8. Taylor

Labor & Business Relations

11 members

1. Bisignano –Chair
2. Seng -Vice Chair
3. Brase
4. Courtney
5. Dearden
6. Dotzler
7. Sodders

Local Government

11 members

1. Taylor–Chair
2. Wilhelm–Vice Chair
3. Allen
4. Bisignano
5. Brase
6. Hart
7. Quirmbach

Natural Resources & Environment

13 members

1. Dearden -Chair
2. Brase –Vice Chair
3. Bolkcom
4. Kinney
5. Petersen
6. Ragan
7. Schoenjahn
8. Seng

Rules & Administration

11 members

1. Gronstal–Chair
2. Jochum –Vice Chair
3. Courtney
4. Dearden
5. Dvorsky
6. Ragan
7. Sodders

State Government

15 members

1. Danielson-Chair
2. Courtney –Vice Chair
3. Bowman
4. Dearden
5. Dvorsky
6. Horn
7. McCoy
8. Petersen
9. Schoenjahn

Transportation

13 members

1. Bowman -Chair
2. Dvorsky–Vice Chair
3. Brase
4. Danielson
5. Dearden
6. Horn
7. McCoy
8. Quirmbach

Ways & Means

15 members

1. Bolkcom–Chair
2. Allen –Vice Chair
3. Dotzler
4. Hogg
5. Jochum
6. McCoy
7. Petersen
8. Quirmbach
9. Seng

Veterans Affairs

11 members

1. Horn –-Chair
2. Danielson–Vice Chair
3. Allen
4. Hart
5. Mathis
6. Sodders
7. Ragan

Appropriations Subcommittees

Administration & Regulation

1. Brase –Chair
2. Danielson -Vice Chair
3. Allen

Agriculture & Natural Resources

1. Wilhelm -Chair
2. Kinney- Vice Chair
3. Dearden

Economic Development

1. Dotzler –Chair
2. Hart–Vice Chair
3. Bisignano

Education

1. Schoenjahn -Chair
2. Quirmbach –Vice Chair
3. Horn

Health & Human Services

1. Ragan -Chair
2. Bolkcom- Vice Chair
3. Dvorsky

Justice Systems

1. Courtney -Chair
2. Hogg –Vice Chair
3. Taylor

Transportation

1. McCoy–Chair
2. Bowman–Vice Chair
3. Petersen

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