Sen. Dickey elected assistant majority leader

DES MOINES — Sen. Adrian Dickey, R-Packwood, was elected last Tuesday as an assistant majority leader by his colleagues for the 91st General Assembly.

“With 35 members, four of them new, Senate Republicans have an even bigger supermajority than we had when we ended the legislative session. I am honored to be elected as an assisted majority leader by my fellow Senate Republicans,” said Sen. Dickey. “Iowans have shown us they approve of our agenda and the work we have done, and I look forward to starting the legislative session and helping our caucus as we start our work for the next legislative session.”

Sen. Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville, Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, and Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge, were also elected as assistant majority leaders.

Sen. Dickey is a lifelong Packwood resident and has worked in the family business his grandfather started in 1959 since he was 13, progressing throughout his time with the company to become president of Dickey Transport. Sen. Dickey was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2021, reelected in 2022 and 2024, and serves as the chairman of the Senate Workforce Committee and vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.