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The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1857 constitution, elected for the same term as the governor. [29] An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor. [30] If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or ...
Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Later elected in her own right Serving 7 years, 304 days [26] Kim Reynolds (born 1959) Iowa: May 24, 2017: Incumbent Republican: First woman as Governor of Iowa. Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Later elected in her own right Serving 7 years, 260 days [27] Gretchen Whitmer (born 1971) Michigan: January 1 ...
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [15] As of January 2025, there are 12 female state governors serving.
Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn, August 4, 1959) is an American politician serving as the 43rd governor of Iowa since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2011 to 2017.
A state that fancies itself a progressive path-breaker and bastion of open-minded opportunity has never elected a woman to Sacramento's top job. That male hegemony could finally end in 2026.
Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Attorney Gen. Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 1846 Ansel Briggs (D) no such office: Elisha Cutler Jr. (D) no such office: Joseph T. Fales (D) Morgan Reno (D) 12D, 6W 23W, 17D 2D 1847 George Wallace Jones (D) Augustus C. Dodge (D) 1848 ...
An incumbent Republican and a Democrat are running to represent the district. ... Age: 39. Party: Republican. Where did you grow up: ... First elected to Iowa Senate in 2020.
Republican state Rep. Brooke Boden faces a challenge from Democrat Spencer Waugh for a seat in the Iowa House of Representatives. The two candidates are facing off in the race for House District ...