Des Moines, Iowa — A woman from southeast Iowa will be the state’s new Lieutenant Governor.
Governor Kim Reynolds has chosen a state senator from Le Claire to be her lieutenant governor. Chris Cournoyer took the oath of office in a ceremony at the statehouse this morning.
Cournoyer served in the Iowa Senate in 2019. Iowa has not had a lieutenant governor since September 2nd when Hawarden nativeAdam Gregg resigned to become CEO of the Iowa Bankers Association. Reynolds waited until after the election to begin interviewing candidates for the position and the governor says Cournoyer will support a wide range of policy priorities.
Reynolds, who was a state senator in 2010 when Governor Terry Branstad chose her as his running mate, says Cournoyer is ideally suited to join her administration.
A special election will be scheduled next year to fill the vacancy in the Iowa Senate, where Republicans will hold a supermajority in 2025.
