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Kim Reynolds | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Reynolds in 2024 | |
| 43rd Governor of Iowa | |
| Assumed office May 24, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | |
| 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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Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn, August 4, 1959) is an American politician from Iowa. A Republican, Reynolds has served since 2017 as the 43rd governor of Iowa. She is the first female governor in Iowa history.
Reynolds was elected Clarke County treasurer in 1994 and served for four terms in that office. She then served a partial term in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011. From 2011 to 2017, Reynolds served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa. She became governor in May 2017 when Governor Terry Branstad stepped down to become the United States ambassador to China. Reynolds won a full term as governor in 2018 and was reelected in 2022.
Reynolds has signed legislation providing for educational vouchers as well as legislation supporting voting rights for felons and Second Amendment rights. Reynolds received poor approval ratings in 2020 for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has a close relationship with the Iowa pork industry. Reynolds delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union Address. In 2023, she signed a six-week abortion ban into law, and in 2025, she signed a bill repealing anti-discrimination protections for transgender individuals.