Transportation Committee, Iowa State Senate
TheTransportation Committee is astanding committee of theIowa State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of theIowa State Senate are assigned by theMajority Leader andMinority Leader after consultation with thePresident 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 anex officio member of any committee.
See rules:Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Senate Transportation Committee, 2025-2026 | ||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
Claire Celsi (D) left this committee on October 06, 2025.[Source]
2023-2024 legislative session
Senate Transportation Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
Waylon Brown (R) left this committee on July 10, 2024.[Source]
Rocky De Witt (R) left this committee on June 25, 2025.[Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
Senate Transportation 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
Senate Transportation 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.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| •Tod Bowman | •Tim Kapucian, Chair | |||
| •Tony Bisignano | •Michael Breitbach, Vice chair | |||
| •Jeff Danielson | •Bill Anderson | |||
| •Wally Horn | •Rick Bertrand | |||
| •Jim Lykam | •Waylon Brown | |||
| •Tim Kraayenbrink | ||||
| •Roby Smith | ||||
| •Dan Zumbach | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Tod Bowman, Chair | •Tim Kapucian | |||
| •Robert Dvorsky, Vice chair | •Michael Breitbach | |||
| •Chris Brase | •Randy Feenstra | |||
| •Jeff Danielson | •Tim Kraayenbrink | |||
| •Dick Dearden | •Roby Smith | |||
| •Wally Horn | ||||
| •Matt McCoy | ||||
| •Herman Quirmbach | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Tod Bowman, Chair | •Tim Kapucian | |||
| •Daryl Beall, Vice chair | •Jerry Behn | |||
| •Chris Brase | •Michael Breitbach | |||
| •Jeff Danielson | •Randy Feenstra | |||
| •Dick Dearden | •Dan Zumbach | |||
| •Robert Dvorsky | ||||
| •Matt McCoy | ||||
| •Rich Taylor | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Tom Rielly, Chair | •Tim Kapucian | |||
| •Tod Bowman, Vice chair | •Brad Zaun | |||
| •Dick Dearden | •James Hahn | |||
| •Jeff Danielson | •Joni Ernst | |||
| •Tom Hancock | •Hubert Houser | |||
| •Daryl Beall | ||||
| •Matt McCoy | ||||
| •Swati Dandekar | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| •Daryl Beall | •James Hahn | |||
| •Swati Dandekar | •Tim Kapucian | |||
| •Jeff Danielson | •Larry Noble | |||
| •Tom Hancock | •Brad Zaun | |||
| •Bill Heckroth | ||||
| •Matt McCoy | ||||
| •Tom Rielly | ||||
| •Steve Warnstadt | ||||
