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When he took office as governor at age 36, Branstad became the youngest chief executive in Iowa's history. [21] Reelected in 1986, 1990, and 1994, he left office as Iowa's longest-serving governor. He served as Chairman of the National Governors Association in 1989–1990, and also was Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association.
The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first woman to hold the position and was sworn in on May 24, 2017. The longest-serving is Terry Branstad, who served from 1983 to 1999 and then again from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 21 years set by George Clinton of New York.
Terry Branstad is the longest-serving governor in American history, with a tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days, as governor of Iowa. This list contains the 50 governors of states in the United States who have served for the longest years, consecutively or otherwise. Pre-statehood territorial and colonial governors are not included. [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.
The median age at inauguration is 64 years, 28 days. The median term length is 10 years, 254 days. The average age among Republicans is 68 years, 104 days. The average age among Democrats is 69 years, 5 days. Age Ranges: 10 governors are in their 70s; 21 governors are in their 60s; 12 governors are in their 50s; and; 7 governors are in their 40s.
Urbandale only has had two city managers in 40 years, according to the city. Before Johnson, Bob Layton served in the role for 25 years. Johnson is the second longest-serving city manager in the ...
Northey served as the Iowa secretary of agriculture from 2007 to 2018, then became the nation’s first undersecretary for farm production and conservation under then-U.S. Agriculture Secretary ...
American politician, Governor of Nevada [citation needed] Cornelius Cole: 1822–1924: 102: American politician, U.S. Senator from California (1867–1873), longest-lived U.S. senator Tom Copeland: 1924– 100: American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1957–1973) [67] Benedetto Cottone: 1917–2018: 100: Italian ...