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'{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Short description|43rd Governor of Iowa}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kim Reynolds |image = Kim Reynolds by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg |order = 43rd [[List of governors of Iowa|Governor of Iowa]] |lieutenant = [[Adam Gregg]] |term_start = May 24, 2017 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Terry Branstad]] |successor = |office1 = 46th [[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]] |governor1 = Terry Branstad |term_start1 = January 14, 2011 |term_end1 = May 24, 2017 |predecessor1 = [[Patty Judge]] |successor1 = Adam Gregg |state_senate2= Iowa |district2 = 48th |term_start2 = January 11, 2009 |term_end2 = November 12, 2010 |predecessor2 = [[Jeff Angelo]] |successor2 = [[Joni Ernst]] |birth_name = Kimberly Kay Strawn |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|8|4}} |birth_place = [[St. Charles, Iowa]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = {{marriage|Kevin Reynolds|1982}} |children = 3 |residence = [[Terrace Hill]] |education = {{ubl|[[Northwest Missouri State University]]|[[Upper Iowa University]]|[[Iowa State University]] ([[Bachelor of Liberal Studies|BLS]])}} }} '''Kimberly Kay Reynolds''' (née '''Strawn''', born August 4, 1959) is a silly American politician, who doesn't take the [[Coronavirus]] seriously. She is serving as the [[List of governors of Iowa|43rd]] and current [[Governor of Iowa]] since 2017. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], she is the first female Governor of Iowa. Reynolds previously served as the 46th [[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]] from 2011 to 2017. Before she was elected Lieutenant Governor, Reynolds served as [[Clarke County, Iowa|Clarke County]] [[Treasurer]] for four terms and then served in the [[Iowa Senate]] from 2009 to 2011. Reynolds became Governor of Iowa in May 2017 when her predecessor, [[Terry Branstad]], stepped down to become [[List of ambassadors of the United States to China|United States Ambassador to China]]. In May 2018, Reynolds signed a bill that scaled back energy efficiency programs and a bill that the ''Des Moines Register'' referred to as "the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation." Reynolds won a full term as governor in the [[2018 Iowa gubernatorial election|2018 gubernatorial election]]. ==Early life, education and family== [[File:Kim Reynolds and Kevin Reynolds in 2010.jpg|left|230px|thumb|Reynolds with husband Kevin Reynolds in 2010]] Reynolds was born Kimberly Kay Strawn in [[St. Charles, Iowa]]. She attended high school at the [[Interstate 35 Community School District]] and graduated in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/11/kim-reynolds-history-in-iowa/96182144/|title=How Kim Reynolds ascended to Iowa's governorship|newspaper=Des Moines Register|last=Noble|first=Jason|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=April 25, 2019}}</ref> Strawn attended [[Northwest Missouri State University]], for one semester (Fall 1977) where she took classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design. She dropped out of college after one semester. She later took classes at [[Southeastern Community College (Iowa)|Southeastern Community College]] in the late 1980s, and then took accounting classes at [[Southwestern Community College (Iowa)|Southwestern Community College]] between 1992 and 1995. She did not earn a degree from any of these institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carrollspaper.com/Content/Opinion-Archive/Opinion/Article/Kim-Reynolds-high-school-graduate-looking-for-work/4/4/10931,|title=Kim Reynolds high school graduate looking for work - Daily Times Herald|website=carrollspaper.com|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2016, Reynolds received a [[Bachelor of Liberal Studies]] degree from [[Iowa State University]].<ref>[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2016/12/17/lt-gov-kim-reynolds-graduates-iowa-state/95568032/ Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds graduates from Iowa State], ''[[Des Moines Register]]'', Molly Longman, December 17, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.</ref> Reynolds was twice charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, first in 1999 and again in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/12/kim-reynolds-iowa-incoming-governor-alcohol-addiction-example/96486688/|title=Incoming governor wants to be an example for those with alcohol addiction|newspaper=Des Moines Register|last=Young|first=Aaron|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> The 2000 case was originally charged as a Second Offense OWI, but eventually reduced to First Offense OWI. Reynolds was sentenced to pay a $1,500 fine and serve 12 months of informal probation. A related open container charge was dropped entirely.<ref>[https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/TIndexFrm Iowa Criminal Case Number 05911 OWOM016618 (WARREN)]. Accessed May 20, 2017.</ref> In 2017, Reynolds stated that she sought inpatient treatment for alcoholism following her second arrest and that she had been sober for nearly 17 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/29/kim-reynolds-iowa-governor-215318|title=The Governor of Trump's America|publisher=Politico.com|last=Alberta|first=Tim|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Reynolds married Kevin Reynolds in 1982. As of 2018, the Reynoldses have three daughters (Jennifer, Nicole and Jessica)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/local/reynolds-set-to-become-iowa-s-first-female-governor/article_3896b06d-3bc6-5341-a72f-9062d93618e8.html|title=Reynolds set to become Iowa’s first female governor|publisher=The Daily Nonpareil|last=Leu|first=Jon|date=December 8, 2016|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> and nine grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://governor.iowa.gov/about-the-governor/about-the-first-gentleman|title=About the First Gentleman|publisher=Iowa.gov|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> ==Iowa Senate== [[File:Kim Reynolds - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg|Reynolds during her time in the Iowa Senate|thumb|upright]] Reynolds served four terms as the [[Clarke County, Iowa|Clarke County]] Treasurer before being elected on November 4, 2008 to represent the 48th district in the [[Iowa Senate]], defeating Ruth Smith (D) and Rodney Schmidt (I).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/results/index.html#7|title=Election Results & Statistics|website=sos.iowa.gov|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> In the Senate, she was a member of five committees: Economic Growth, Environment & Energy Independence, Local Government ([[ranking member]]), Rebuild Iowa, Transportation, and Appropriations Subcommittee (Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee). In 2010, Reynolds endorsed a ban on [[same-sex marriage in Iowa]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/lt-governor-candidate-kim-reynolds-endorses-gay-marriage-ban-in/article_11d0c982-a2a8-11df-b6c3-001cc4c03286.html|title=Lt. governor candidate Kim Reynolds endorses gay marriage ban in Waterloo speech|author=Josh Nelson|date=August 7, 2018|work=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier}}</ref> ==Lieutenant Governor of Iowa== On June 25, 2010, Republican gubernatorial nominee [[Terry Branstad]] publicly proposed Reynolds for Lieutenant Governor. The next day, she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State Convention. On November 2, 2010, the Branstad/Reynolds ticket won the general election.<ref name="2010Gov">{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/govorr.pdf|title=2010 Iowa gubernatorial election results|website=SOS.Iowa.gov|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/terry-branstad-ready-to-lead-the-charge-as-iowa-s/article_ab3d3d26-e6ff-11df-a491-001cc4c03286.html|title=Terry Branstad 'ready to lead the charge' as Iowa's governor|first=ROD BOSHART, Lee-Gazette Des Moines|last=Bureau|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier}}</ref> Reynolds resigned from her Senate seat on November 12, 2010 to "focus solely on assisting Gov. (Terry) Branstad’s transition team."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/articles/2010/11/15/r_eqwbogdws7a3bbc3zhr6uw/index.xml|title=Reynolds resigns, Culver to set special election|last=Wilson|first=Kyle|date=November 15, 2010|accessdate=November 16, 2010|newspaper=Creston News Advertiser|publisher=Shaw Media}}</ref> Reynolds was the [[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]] from 2011 until 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ltgovernor.iowa.gov/about-lt-governor|title=About the Lt. Governor|date=June 6, 2013|work=Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa|access-date=May 23, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Unlike Lieutenant Governors in many other states, Reynolds had specific roles, including co-chairing the Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) 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.<ref name="winninggov">{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/gov-successful-lieutenant-governors-seeking-governorship.html|title=How Successful Are Lieutenant Governors Seeking the Governorship?|website=www.governing.com|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Reynolds was elected Chair of the [[National Lieutenant Governors Association]] (NLGA) in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theiowastatesman.com/4273/reynolds-named-chair-of-nlga |work=The Iowa Statesman|title=Reynolds named chair of NLGA |date=July 10, 2015|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref> [[File:Branstad, Reynolds and Orr travel to northeast Iowa to visit areas affected by 2016 Cedar River flooding. 160926-Z-OB216-198.jpg|thumb|left|Branstad and Reynolds after the Cedar River floods of 2016]] ==Governor of Iowa== ===Tenure=== On May 24, 2017, Reynolds became governor of Iowa upon the resignation of Governor [[Terry Branstad]], who stepped down to become the new [[United States Ambassador to China]]. Reynolds is the first female [[governor of Iowa]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/kim-reynolds-sworn-in-as-iowas-1st-female-governor |title=Kim Reynolds sworn in as Iowa’s 1st female governor |work=Seattle Times |last1= Rodriguez |first1= Barbara |last2= Beaumont |first2= Thomas |date= May 24, 2017 |accessdate= August 23, 2018}}</ref> Reynolds's elevation to the governorship created a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant governor, and reports indicated that her selection of a lieutenant governor could be challenged in the [[Iowa Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whotv.com/2017/05/24/sources-confirm-adam-gregg-set-to-become-governor-reynolds-new-lt-governor/|title=Sources Confirm Adam Gregg Set to Become Governor Reynolds’ New Lt. Governor|date=May 25, 2017|website=whotv.com|access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> An opinion from the Iowa attorney general indicated that "an individual promoted from lieutenant governor to governor, as was Reynolds, [did] not have the authority to appoint a new lieutenant governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/reynolds-to-make-gregg-acting-lieutenant-governor/article_0efec597-699e-5132-8483-65695ab2dfcd.html|title=Reynolds to make Gregg ‘acting’ lieutenant governor|last=Murphy|first=Erin|work=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|access-date=2017-05-25|language=en}}</ref> On May 25, 2017, Reynolds announced that Iowa Public Defender [[Adam Gregg]] would serve as acting lieutenant governor; to avoid litigation, the Reynolds administration stated that Gregg "[would] not hold the official position of lieutenant governor" and would not succeed Reynolds in the event of her inability to serve as governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/reynolds-to-make-gregg-acting-lieutenant-governor/article_0efec597-699e-5132-8483-65695ab2dfcd.html|title=Reynolds to make Gregg ‘acting’ lieutenant governor|last=Murphy|first=Erin|work=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|access-date=May 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' (2015), Reynolds described same-sex marriage as a "settled" issue and said that she did not consider herself obligated to follow the [[Iowa Republican Party]] platform provision against same-sex marriage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/12/iowa-kim-reynolds-repeal-gay-same-sex-marriage-republican-party/694882002/|title=Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says same-sex marriage issue settled; doesn't have to abide by GOP platform|author=William Petroski|date=June 12, 2018|work=Des Moines Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/reynolds-cutting-energy-efficiency-it-s-balance|title=Reynolds on Cutting Energy Efficiency: 'It’s a Balance'|last=Russell|first=Joyce|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Reynolds acknowledged that Trump's trade and tariff policies were hurting farmers, but said she believed that farmers would benefit from them in the end.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.omaha.com/eedition/sunrise/articles/reynolds-hubbell-spar-over-tariffs-sexual-harassment/article_d2337f4c-d2ec-5f52-b178-aab89517f273.html|title=Reynolds, Hubbell spar over tariffs, sexual harassment|work=Omaha.com|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/10/reynolds-says-trump-may-help-iowa-farmers-hurt-trade-tariffs/504000002/|title=Reynolds says Trump may help Iowa farmers hurt by trade tariffs|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2018/07/20/iowa-politicians-court-farmers-trump-tariffs-sow-fear-ag-country/782196002/|title=Iowa farmers' angst grows as tariffs mount. But many still back Trump and his allies ... for now|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In May 2018, Reynolds signed a bill to revamp Iowa's energy efficiency policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/reynolds-signs-bill-overhauling-energy-efficiency-policies/article_aa73f66d-7233-560c-98da-4a8fff3f6d46.html|title=Reynolds signs bill overhauling energy efficiency policies|first=The Associated|last=Press|website=Omaha.com}}</ref> Also in May 2018, Reynolds signed a fetal heartbeat bill that the ''Des Moines Register'' referred to as "the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation."<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/04/abortion-ban-law-iowa-fetal-heartbeat/577443002/|title=The nation's strictest abortion ban is now law. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 'fetal heartbeat' bill|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In January 2019, the law was struck down by an Iowa state judge, who said it was unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/us/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-unconstitutional/index.html|title=Iowa's 'fetal heartbeat' abortion restriction declared unconstitutional|author=Eric Levenson and Marlena Baldacci|website=CNN|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> Reynolds began her first full term on January 18, 2019. On March 27, 2019, Reynolds signed a bill into law requiring public universities to protect the "fullest degree of intellectual freedom and free expression."<ref>{{cite news | last1=Gruber-Miller | first1=Stephen | last2=Breaux | first2=Aimee | title=Kim Reynolds signs bill requiring Iowa universities to respect 'free speech' on campus | url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/27/free-speech-on-campus-governor-kim-reynolds-bill-university-iowa-business-leaders-christ-ui-isu-uni/3288307002/ | date=March 27, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] | accessdate=March 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Iowa governor signs campus free speech legislation | url=https://apnews.com/c20185917f3a4a5a8553f2751920a024 | date=March 28, 2019 | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | accessdate=March 28, 2019}}</ref> Through her judicial appointments, Reynolds shifted the Iowa Supreme Court in a conservative direction.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Pitt | first1=David | title=Iowa Supreme Court takes a right turn under Gov. Reynolds | url=https://www.apnews.com/357e55b3c4ca4432b8a460521f9034ff | date=July 3, 2019 | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | accessdate=July 3, 2019}}</ref> On March 26, 2020, Reynolds expanded upon previous [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|Covid-19]] disaster proclamations to halt non-essential surgeries and dental procedures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2020/03/26/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-daily-covid-19-news-conference-coronavirus/2914636001/|title=Iowa orders additional retail closures, halts elective and nonessential surgeries and dental procedures|last=Richardson|first=Ian|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> The following day her office asserted: "[The] Proclamation suspends all nonessential or elective surgeries and procedures until April 16th, that includes surgical abortion procedures".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2020/03/27/coronavirus-in-iowa-surgical-abortion-suspended-kim-reynolds-non-essential-surgery-proclamation/2930439001/|title=Governor's office says order suspending 'non-essential' surgery includes halting surgical abortions|last=Rodriguez|first=Barbara|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> As of April 3, 2020, Reynolds refuses to implement stay-at-home order, claiming Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]] "doesn't have all the facts". <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/gop-governor-refusing-to-implement-stay-at-home-order-says-dr-fauci-doesnt-have-all-the-information/|title=GOP governor refusing to implement stay-at-home order says Dr. Fauci ‘doesn’t have all the information’|last=Chapman|first=Matthew|website=Raw Story|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> ==Electoral history== ===Iowa Senate history=== ====2008 primary==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" |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 | |} ====2008 general election==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" |Iowa State Senate District 48 general 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 | |} ===Gubernatorial elections=== ====2010==== {{Main|2010 Iowa gubernatorial election}} {{Election box begin | title=2010 Iowa gubernatorial election<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/govorr.pdf|title=2010 Iowa gubernatorial election results|website=SOS.Iowa.gov|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = [[Terry Branstad]] / Kim Reynolds |votes = 592,494 |percentage = 52.8% |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = [[Chet Culver]] (incumbent) / [[Patty Judge]] (incumbent) |votes = 484,798 |percentage = 43.2% |change = -10.8 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Iowa Party<ref name= QC>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/fifth-candidate-files-for-iowa-governor-s-race/article_a2137cc2-a728-11df-83cf-001cc4c03286.amp.html|title=Fifth candidate files for Iowa governor’s race &#124; Elections &#124; qctimes.com|website=qctimes.com}}</ref> |candidate = Jonathan Narcisse / Richard Marlar |votes = 20,859 |percentage = 1.9% |change =''n/a'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Eric Cooper / Nick Weltha |votes = 14,398 |percentage = 1.3% |change = +0.7 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Independent<ref name= Sun>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvlsun.com/article.php?viewID=7386|title=Polls open Tuesday for 2010 midterm general election - Mount Vernon - Lisbon Sun - www.mtvernonlisbonsun.com|website=www.mvlsun.com}}</ref> |candidate = Gregory Hughes / Robin Prior-Calef |votes = 3,884 |percentage = 0.4% |change = ''n/a'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Workers Party (United States) |candidate = David Rosenfeld / Helen Meyers<ref name= Socialist>{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/socialist-party-seeks-state-office/article_616700c3-75ed-5c8e-9ea3-18f43c7fcbc1.html|title=Socialist party seeks state office|first=ROD BOSHART|last=rod.boshart@gazcomm.com|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier}}</ref> |votes = 2,757 |percentage = 0.3% |change = +.05 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Write-in |candidate = ''n/a'' |votes = 2,823 |percentage = 0.3% |change = ''n/a'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 108,238 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,133,430 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Republican Party (United States) |loser = Democratic Party (United States) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} ====2014==== {{Main|2014 Iowa gubernatorial election}} {{Election box begin |title=2014 Iowa gubernatorial election<ref name="Generalelection">https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/govcanvsummary.pdf</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Terry Branstad (incumbent) / Kim Reynolds (incumbent) |party = Republican Party (United States) |votes = 666,032 |percentage = 58.99% |change = +6.18% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Jack Hatch]] / [[Monica Vernon]] |party = Democratic Party (United States) |votes = 420,787 |percentage = 37.27% |change = -5.94% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lee Deakins Hieb / Tim Watson |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |votes = 20,321 |percentage = 1.80% |change = +0.52% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jim Hennager / Mary Margaret Krieg |party = Independent (United States) |votes = 10,582 |percentage = 0.94% |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate |candidate = Jonathan R. Narcisse / Michael L. Richards |party = Iowa |votes = 10,240 |percentage = 0.91% |change = -0.95% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Write-ins |party = n/a |votes = 1,095 |percentage = 0.09% |change = -0.16% }} {{Election box total | votes = '''1,129,057''' | percentage = '''100.0%''' | change = N/A }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} ====2018==== {{Main|2018 Iowa gubernatorial election}} In June 2017, Reynolds stated that she would seek a full term as Governor of Iowa in the 2018 election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/06/15/kim-reynolds-acknowledges-plan-seek-full-term-2018/400894001|title=Kim Reynolds acknowledges plan to seek full term in 2018|date=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> Reynolds' decision to have Rep. [[Steve King]] co-chair her campaign stirred controversy, as King has a history of remarks that have been described as racist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/12/steve-king-remain-iowa-gov-reynolds-campaign-co-chair/944721001/|title=Iowa Gov. Reynolds will keep Steve King as campaign co-chair|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> ''The Des Moines Register'' editorial board wrote, "Gov. Kim Reynolds has kept him on as her campaign co-chairman, while muttering increasingly thin-lipped denials that she agrees with his ideological extremism."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/10/31/gop-must-not-shrug-white-nationalist-rhetoric-steve-king-trump/1824574002/|title=GOP can't keep shrugging as Rep. Steve King, President Trump pander to white nationalists|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Reynolds had previously praised King, saying he was "a strong defender of freedom and our conservative values."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/reynolds-rebuts-hubbell-s-call-to-reproach-u-s-rep/article_e662ed0c-6aad-5963-ac4d-d22ecf25b050.html|title=Reynolds rebuts Hubbell’s call to reproach U.S. Rep. Steve King|last=Bureau|first=Rod Boshart Times|work=The Quad-City Times|access-date=November 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> After Election Day, Reynolds criticized King and said that he needed to change his approach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/13/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-steve-king-campaign-house-election-democrats-iowa-politics-republican-scholten/1988933002/|title=Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds bluntly tells Steve King to decide future amid racism allegations|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=November 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Reynolds won the Republican nomination for Governor and defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Fred Hubbell]] and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] Jake Porter in the general election on November 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whotv.com/2018/11/07/reynolds-prevails-against-hubbell-in-tight-gubernatorial-race/|title=Reynolds Prevails Against Hubbell in Tight Gubernatorial Race|date=November 7, 2018|publisher=}}</ref> Reynolds made history as the first woman elected Governor of Iowa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-voters-officially-elect-first-female-governor/24765255|title=Iowa voters officially elect first female governor|first=Alex|last=Kirkpatrick|date=November 7, 2018|website=KCCI}}</ref> While polls showed that she was trailing Hubbell,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/10/17/658095255/republican-governor-seats-across-the-country-are-in-jeopardy-including-iowa|title=In Danger Of Losing, Iowa Governor Enlists Republican Heavy Hitters Ahead Of Midterms|website=NPR.org}}</ref> she defeated him, 50.3%-47.5%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/iowa/governor|title=Iowa Governor Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis|website=www.politico.com}}</ref> {{Election box begin |title=Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018<ref>https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2018/general/govcanvsummary.pdf</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Kim Reynolds (incumbent) / [[Adam Gregg]] |party = Republican Party (United States) |votes = 667,275 |percentage = 50.26% |change= -8.73% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Fred Hubbell / Rita R. Hart |party = Democratic Party (United States) |votes = 630,986 |percentage = 47.53% |change= +10.26% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jake Porter / Lynne Gentry |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |votes = 21,426 |percentage = 1.61% |change= -0.19% }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gary Siegwarth / Natalia Blaskovich |party = Independent (United States) |votes = 7,463 |percentage = 0.56% |change= N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Write-ins |party = n/a |votes = 488 |percentage = 0.04% |change= -0.05% }} {{Election box total | votes = '''1,327,638''' | percentage = '''100.0%''' |change = N/A }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} ==See also== *[[List of female governors in the United States]] *[[List of female lieutenant governors in the United States]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://governor.iowa.gov/ Office of the Governor] official government site *[https://reynoldsgregg.com/ Kim Reynolds for Governor] official campaign site *{{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Iowa/Government/Executive/Governor_Kim_Reynolds}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ia-sen}} {{s-bef|before=[[Jeff Angelo]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[Iowa Senate]]<br>from the 48th district|years=2009–2010}} {{s-aft|after=[[Joni Ernst]]}} |- {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[[Bob Vander Plaats]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]]|years=[[Iowa gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]], [[Iowa gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]}} {{s-aft|after=[[Adam Gregg]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Terry Branstad]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[Governor of Iowa]]|years=[[Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]}} {{s-inc|recent}} |- {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Patty Judge]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor of Iowa]]|years=2011–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Adam Gregg]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Terry Branstad]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[List of Governors of Iowa|Governor of Iowa]]|years=2017–present}} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before={{Incumbent VPOTUS}}|as=[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]}} {{s-ttl|rows=2|title=[[United States order of precedence|Order of Precedence of the United States]]|years=Within Iowa}} {{s-aft|after=Mayor of city<br>in which event is held}} |- {{s-aft|after=Otherwise {{Incumbent U.S. House Speaker}}<br>{{nowrap|''{{small|as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives]]}}''}}}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Greg Abbott]]|as=[[Governor of Texas]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[United States order of precedence|Order of Precedence of the United States]]|years=Outside Iowa}} {{s-aft|after=[[Tony Evers]]|as=[[Governor of Wisconsin]]}} {{s-end}} {{Governors of Iowa}} {{Current U.S. governors}} {{Current Iowa statewide political officials}} {{Lieutenant Governors of Iowa}} {{Iowa Women's Hall of Fame}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Kim}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American women politicians]] [[Category:Governors of Iowa]] [[Category:Iowa Republicans]] [[Category:Iowa state senators]] [[Category:Iowa State University alumni]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Iowa]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Northwest Missouri State University alumni]] [[Category:People from Madison County, Iowa]] [[Category:People from Osceola, Iowa]] [[Category:Republican Party state governors of the United States]] [[Category:Upper Iowa University]] [[Category:Women state governors of the United States]] [[Category:Women state legislators in Iowa]]'