Kim Reynolds

Kim Reynolds REPRepublican

Governor

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Kim ReynoldsREPRepublican Governor
64
Years of Age
22
Years of Experience
IAResidence (state)

Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn; born August 4, 1959) is an American politician serving as the 43rd governor of Iowa since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Reynolds served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2011 to 2017. Reynolds served four terms as Clarke County treasurer beginning in 1994 and then served a partial term in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011 without having earned degrees of higher education. She became governor in May 2017 when Governor Terry Branstad stepped down to become the United States ambassador to China. She won a full term as governor in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Reynolds shifted the Iowa Supreme Court to the right through her judicial appointments and has a close relationship with the Iowa pork industry.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Northwest Missouri State University
1977 - 1980
Southeastern Community College
1992 - 1995
Southwestern Community College
Upper Iowa University
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Governor
State of Iowa
2017 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of Iowa
2011 - 2017
Senator
Iowa State Senate
2009 - 2010
Treasurer
Clarke County
1998 - 2006
Staff
Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of the Clarke County Treasurer
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Secretary
Republican National Convention
2012
Member
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System Board
1996 - 2001
Co-Chair
Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress (IPEP)
Co-Chair
Military Children Education Coalition
Co-Chair
Advisory Council, Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Coordinator
Yankee Doodle Drive Against Hunger, Des Moines Symphony
Former Chair
National Lieutenant Governors Association
Former Chair
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (iJAG)
Former Member
Osceola Main Street Board
Member
Osceola United Methodist Church
Member
Osceola Tourism Board
President
Iowa County Treasurer's Association
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