Government : Pettengill Appointed to House Leadership Role

This week House Speaker-Elect Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) announced the standing and budget committee chairs for the eighty-fifth General Assembly. Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mt. Auburn) was chosen as the chair of the House Administration and Rules Review committee.

"Rep. Pettengill is an outspoken leader who has accomplished great things on behalf of Iowa,” said Paulsen.

This is her second term as the Chair of the Administrative Rules Review committee. She was elected in November to her fifth term in the Iowa House.

“I look forward to continuing my efforts to make it easier to be an employer in this state and preserve our small town values,” said Pettengill.

The rest of the appointments are as follows:

Standing Committees:

Administrative Rules Review: Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn)

Administration and Rules: Rep. Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley)

Agriculture: Rep. Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford)

Commerce: Rep. Peter Cownie (R-West Des Moines)

Economic Growth: Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R-Council Bluffs)

Education: Rep. Ron Jorgensen (R-Sioux City)

Environmental Protection: Rep. Lee Hein (R-Monticello)

Ethics: Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Okoboji)

Government Oversight: Rep. Kevin Koester (R-Ankeny)

Human Resources: Rep. Linda Miller (R-Bettendorf)

Judiciary: Rep. Chip Baltimore (R-Boone)

Labor: Rep. Greg Forristall (R-Macedonia)

Local Government: Rep. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig)

Natural Resources: Rep. Henry Rayhons (R-Garner)

Public Safety: Rep. Clel Baudler (R-Greenfield)

State Government: Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa)

Transportation: Rep. Josh Byrnes (R-Osage)

Veterans Affairs: Rep. Dwayne Alons (R-Hull)

Appropriations Subcommittees:

Administration and Regulation: Rep. Ralph Watts (R-Adel)

Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations: Rep. Jack Drake (R-Griswold)

Economic Development Appropriations: Rep. Dave Deyoe (R-Nevada)

Education Appropriations: Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R-Mount Ayr)

Health and Human Services Appropriations: Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant)

Justice System Appropriations: Rep. Gary Worthan (R-Storm Lake)

Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations: Rep. Dan Huseman (R-Aurelia)

Previously announced chairmen include Rep. Chuck Soderberg (R-LeMars) as Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Rep. Tom Sands (R-Wapello) as Chair of the Ways and Means Committee.

“These committee chairs are tremendous leaders in the Legislature,” said Paulsen. “House Republicans remain committed to working to make Iowa stronger.”