Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley said Friday he does not believe a special legislative session will be called before Gov.-elect Rob Sand takes office in January.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, 93, does not plan to resign before Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds leaves office, to allow her, instead of Democratic Gov.-elect Rob Sand, to appoint someone to fill his seat, a spokesperson said Thursday.
With temperatures dropping and winter approaching, the Iowa State Fire Marshal Division issued a reminder Thursday urging residents to take precautions against carbon monoxide poisoning.
Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand announced Thursday that Elisabeth Buck and Morgan Miller will serve as co-directors of the official Sand Transition Committee.
Iowa’s midterm turnout was 63%, the highest in 30 years, with more than 1.3 million people casting ballots. Democrats won the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate race and three of four U.S. House seats.
In the Iowa Senate, Republicans currently hold a 32-17 majority, with one vacancy — already a decrease from the GOP supermajority elected to the chamber in 2024.
Democrat Christina Bohannan won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Zach Nunn.