Kim Reynolds
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.
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Reynolds in 2023 | |
| 43rd Governor of Iowa | |
| Assumed office May 24, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Adam Gregg |
| Preceded by | Terry Branstad |
| Chair of the Republican Governors Association | |
| In office November 17, 2022 – December 7, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Ducey Pete Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | Bill Lee |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
| In office January 14, 2011 – May 24, 2017 | |
| Governor | Terry Branstad |
| Preceded by | Patty Judge |
| Succeeded by | Adam Gregg |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district | |
| In office January 11, 2009 – January 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Angelo |
| Succeeded by | Joni Ernst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kimberly Kay Strawn August 4, 1959 St. Charles, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Kevin Reynolds (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Terrace Hill |
| Education | Iowa State University (BLS) |
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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.