Kim Reynolds
Governor of Iowa — currently serving. Party, term history, and sourced provenance. Sections fill in as records land.
Terms
- Governor of Iowa Republican Current
Background
- background Born August 4, 1959; American politician; Republican; first female governor in Iowa history.
- role Clarke County treasurer (1994, four terms); Iowa Senate (2009–2011); Lieutenant Governor (2011–2017); Governor Iowa (2017–present).
- achievement Became governor May 2017 when Terry Branstad stepped down to become U.S. Ambassador to China; won full term (2018); reelected (2022).
- achievement Signed educational vouchers, voting rights for felons, Second Amendment rights legislation; 2023 six-week abortion ban.
- controversy Poor COVID-19 approval ratings (2020); 2025 repealed transgender anti-discrimination protections; Iowa first to remove protections.
- achievement Announced April 11, 2025 will not seek reelection (2026); delivered Republican response to Biden's 2022 State of the Union.
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