Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Governor Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection. She made the announcement late this (Friday) morning in a social media post.
During a news conference in February, Reynolds said she was proud of her conservative record and would seek reelection. Reynolds got her start in elected office as Clarke County Treasurer and has served as a state senator, lieutenant governor, and as governor since mid-2017. She says her three decades in public service have been an incredible journey.
The governor says she’s ready to support her family through the next stage of life, especially her 11 grandchildren.
Reynolds’ current term ends in early January of 2027, and she says she’s not going to slow down in the last 21 months of her term.
Reynolds, who turned 65 last August, was first elected to public office in 1994. She won her first full term as governor in 2018 and was reelected in 2022 with 58 percent of the vote.
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