Kim Reynolds
| Kim Reynolds | |
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| 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2011 | |
| Governor | Terry Branstad |
| Preceded by | Patty Judge |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district | |
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In office January 11, 2009 – November 12, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Angelo |
| Succeeded by | Joni Ernst |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kimberly Kay Strawn August 4, 1959 Truro, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Reynolds (1982–present) |
| Children |
Nicole Jennifer Jessica |
| Alma mater |
Northwest Missouri State University (Attended, did not graduate) Southeastern Community College (Attended, did not graduate) Southwestern Community College (Attended, did not graduate)[1] |
Kim Reynolds (born August 4, 1959) is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator from Osceola.
Early life, education, and career
Reynolds was born in Truro, Iowa and raised in St. Charles.
She attended Northwest Missouri State University, where she took classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design between 1977 and 1980. She later took classes at Southeastern Community College in the late 1980s, and then took accounting classes at Southwestern Community College between 1992 to 1995. She did not graduate from any of these institutions.[2]
Reynolds has worked as a pharmacist assistant. She was also on the staff for the Clarke County Treasurer's Office, Department of Motor Vehicles. She then worked as a Board Member for the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System from 1996 to 2001.[3]
Reynolds was twice convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.[4]
Iowa State Senate
Reynolds served four terms as the Clarke County Treasurer before being elected on November 4, 2008 to represent Iowa Senate District 48 in 2008, defeating Ruth Smith (D) and Rodney Schmidt (I).[5] In the senate, she was a member of five committees:
- Economic Growth
- Environment & Energy Independence
- Local Government (Ranking Member)
- Rebuild Iowa
- Transportation
- Appropriations Subcommittee: Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
On June 25, 2010, Republican nominee for Governor Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for lieutenant governor. The next day, she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State Convention. She resigned from her Senate seat on November 12, 2010, to "focus solely on assisting Gov. (Terry) Branstad’s transition team."[6]
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Reynolds is the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, serving since 2011.
Unlike lieutenant governors in many other states, Reynolds has specific roles, including co-chairing the governor's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Advisory Council, co-chairing the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress board, co-chairing the Military Children Education Coalition and serving as Gov. Branstad's representative on the board of the Iowa State Fair.[7]
She has led economic development trade missions to China, Germany, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, working towards increased exports, more foreign direct investment and new jobs for Iowa.[8] Reynolds also serves as the Chair-Elect of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).[9]
Electoral history
| Iowa State Senate District 48 Republican Primary Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Republican | Kim Reynolds | 2,487 | 61.77 | |
| Republican | Jim Parker | 1,539 | 38.23 | |
| Iowa State Senate District 48 Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Republican | Kim Reynolds | 14,274 | 52.97 | |
| Democratic | Ruth Smith | 11,653 | 43.24 | |
| Independent | Rodney Schmidt | 1,021 | 3.79 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Branstad/ Kim Reynolds | 589,828 | 52.86% | +8.2% | |
| Democratic | Chet Culver/ Patty Judge (incumbent) | 481,590 | 43.16% | -10.8% | |
| Majority | 108,238 | 9.7% | |||
| Turnout | 1,047,714 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Republican Party | Terry Branstad/ Kim Reynolds (incumbent) | 666,032 | 58.99 | |
| Democratic Party | Jack Hatch/ Monica Vernon | 420,787 | 37.27 | |
| Libertarian Party | Lee Deakins Hieb/ Tim Watson | 20,321 | 1.80 | |
| New Independent Party Iowa | Jim Hennager/ Mary Margaret Krieg | 10,582 | 0.94 | |
| Iowa Party | Jonathan Narcisse/ Michael Richards | 10,240 | 0.91 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 1,095 | 0.10 | |
References
- ↑ "Daily Times Herald (Carroll, IA)," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ "Daily Times Herald (Carroll, IA)," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ http://ballotpedia.org/Kim_Reynolds
- ↑ "The Des Moines Register," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Wilson, Kyle (November 15, 2010). "Reynolds resigns, Culver to set special election". Creston News Advertiser. Shaw Media. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ↑ Governing, "How Successful Are Lieutenant Governors Seeking the Governorship?," April 12, 2013
- ↑ https://ltgovernor.iowa.gov/about/
- ↑ https://ltgovernor.iowa.gov/2014/07/lt-gov-reynolds-selected-as-chair-elect-of-national-lieutenant-governors-association/
- ↑ "2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results-Iowa".
External links
| Iowa Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Jeff Angelo |
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Joni Ernst |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Bob Vander Plaats |
Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 2010 |
Most recent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Patty Judge |
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 2011–present |
Incumbent |
