Kay Ivey

Kay Ivey REPRepublican

Governor

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Kay IveyREPRepublican Governor
79
Years of Age
22
Years of Experience
ALResidence (state)

Kay Ellen Ivey (born October 15, 1944) is an American politician who is the 54th governor of Alabama, serving since 2017. Originally a conservative Southern Democrat, Ivey became a member of the Republican Party in 2002. She was the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017. Ivey became Alabama's second female governor and the first female Republican governor upon the resignation of her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley. She won a full term in 2018 by 19.1 percentage points against Democratic nominee Walt Maddox and was reelected by 37.7 percentage points over Democratic nominee Yolanda Flowers in 2022. At 79, Ivey is the oldest currently serving governor in the United States.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Auburn University
Graduated
1967
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Governor
State of Alabama
2017 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of Alabama
2010 - 2017
President of the Senate
Alabama State Senate
2010 - 2017
Treasurer
State of Alabama
2002 - 2010
Director of Government Affairs
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
1985 - 1998
Assistant Director
Alabama Development Office
1982 - 1985
Reading Clerk
Alabama State House of Representatives
1980 - 1982
Assistant Vice President
Merchants National Bank/Regions Bank
1970 - 1979
Consultant
American Bankers Association
1979
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
President
Alabama Young Bankers
1976 - 1977
Education Committee Chair
Alabama Bankers Association
1973 - 1975
Member
Future Farmers of America
Member
Boy Scouts of America, Tukabatchee Council
Board Member
Montgomery YMCA
Chair
Job Creation and Military Stability Commission
Charter Trustee
Alabama Banking School
Director
Montgomery Rotary Club
Member
First Baptist Church of Montgomery
Member
Executive Board, National Association of State Treasurers, College Savings Plan Network
Member
Black Belt Initiative, Alabama Forestry Association
Member
Business Council of Alabama
Member
National Speakers Staff, Daughters of the American Revolution
Member
Economic Developers Association
Member
Future Homemakers of America
President
National Association of State Treasurers, Southern Region
Co-Chair
National Lieutenant Governor's Association, State Strategies in Military Affairs Committee
2011 - Current
Vice-Chair
Aerospace States Association
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