| Kim Reynolds | |
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| 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2011 |
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| Governor | Terry E. Branstad |
| Preceded by | Patty Judge |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district |
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| In office January 11, 2009 – November 12, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jeff Angelo |
| Succeeded by | Joni Ernst |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Osceola, Iowa |
Kim Reynolds is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator from Osceola. Republican nominee for Governor Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for lieutenant governor on June 25, 2010 and she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State Convention on June 26. Reynolds was elected to represent Iowa Senate District 48 in 2008 and resigned on November 12, 2010 to work on the transition to "focus solely on assisting Gov. (Terry) Branstad’s transition team."[1]
Prior to being elected to the Iowa Senate, she served four terms as the Clarke County Treasurer. She had also served on the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System board. She is married and has three adult children. Reynolds is a recovering alcoholic who has been convicted twice of driving under the influence of alcohol. The most recent was in 2000.[2]
Reynolds last sat on these committees in the Iowa Senate:
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patty Judge |
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 2011-present |
Incumbent |
| Iowa Senate | ||
| Preceded by Jeff Angelo |
48th District 2009 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Joni Ernst |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Bob Vander Plaats |
Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 2010 |
Succeeded by Most Recent |
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