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Kim Reynolds
Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn; born August 4, 1959) is an American politician serving since 2017 as the 43rd governor of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, 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 people.
On April 11, 2025, Reynolds announced she will not seek reelection in 2026.
Reynolds was born Kimberly Kay Strawn in 1959 in St. Charles, Iowa. She graduated from high school at the Interstate 35 Community School District in 1977.
Reynolds attended Northwest Missouri State University, taking classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design, without earning a degree. She later took classes at Southeastern Community College in the late 1980s, and then accounting classes at Southwestern Community College between 1992 and 1995.
In 2012, Reynolds began taking classes in the bachelor of public administration program at Upper Iowa University.
In December 2016, shortly before Reynolds became governor, Iowa State University awarded her a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree with three concentrations: political science, business management, and communications.
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Kim Reynolds
Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn; born August 4, 1959) is an American politician serving since 2017 as the 43rd governor of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, 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 people.
On April 11, 2025, Reynolds announced she will not seek reelection in 2026.
Reynolds was born Kimberly Kay Strawn in 1959 in St. Charles, Iowa. She graduated from high school at the Interstate 35 Community School District in 1977.
Reynolds attended Northwest Missouri State University, taking classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design, without earning a degree. She later took classes at Southeastern Community College in the late 1980s, and then accounting classes at Southwestern Community College between 1992 and 1995.
In 2012, Reynolds began taking classes in the bachelor of public administration program at Upper Iowa University.
In December 2016, shortly before Reynolds became governor, Iowa State University awarded her a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree with three concentrations: political science, business management, and communications.