How long has Kim Reynolds been governor?

Governor Kim Reynolds was elected to Iowa’s highest office for the 43rd time in November 2018, making her the state’s first female governor.

Governor Reynolds has a lengthy history of public service, having previously spent four terms as Treasurer of Clarke County before being elected to the Iowa Senate in November 2008.

She was elected Lieutenant Governor two years later, as the running mate of former Governor Terry Branstad, and served nearly two terms before succeeding Branstad as Governor of Iowa in May 2017, when he left office to become the United States Ambassador to China.

How long has Kim Reynolds been governor?

Reynolds served as Clarke County treasurer for four terms before being elected lieutenant governor, and then in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2010.

Governor Terry Branstad stepped down in May 2017 to become the United States ambassador to China, and Reynolds took over as governor of Iowa.