Kim Reynolds – Bio, Net Worth, Iowa Governor, Gubernatorial Election, Education, Salary, Married, Husband, Child, Height, Parents, Age, Facts, Wiki

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Kimberly Kay Reynolds shortly as Kim Reynolds is an American politician serving as the 43rd as well as the current Governor of Iowa since the year 2017. She is the first female Governor of Iowa. She is also a member of the Republican Party. She served as Clarke County Treasurer for four terms and then served in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011. She became Governor of Iowa in May 2017 when her predecessor, Terry Branstad, stepped down to become United States Ambassador to China. She signed a bill that scaled back energy efficiency programs and a bill that the Des Moines Register referred to as “the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation.” Moreover, she also won a full term as governor in the 2018 gubernatorial election.

Famous For

  • Being the first female governor of Iowa. 
  • For winning a full term as governor in the 2018 gubernatorial election.

What is the birthplace of Kim Reynolds?

On 4th August 1959, Kim Reynolds was born in St. Charles, Iowa, the USA. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is White. As of 2019, she celebrated her 60th birthday. Her birth name is Kimberly Kay Strawn. She was born to Charles Strawn and Audrey Strawn, his parents. She attended high school at the Interstate 35 Community School District and graduated in 1977. After that, she attended Northwest Missouri State University. There she took classed in business, consumer sciences, and clothing sales as well as a design between 1977 and 1980. After that, she took classed at Southeastern Community College in the 1980s. But she did not earn any degree. She received a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree from Iowa State University. She follows the Christian religion. 

How was Kim Reynold’s Career?

Kim Reynolds Giving A Speech

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  • Regarding her early career, Kim Reynolds took classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design between 1977 and 1980. 
  • She also took classes at Southeastern Community College in the late 1980s, and then took accounting classes at Southwestern Community College between 1992 and 1995.
  • She was twice charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, first in 1999 and again in 2000.
  • She was sentenced to pay a $1,500 fine and serve 12 months of informal probation.
  • In 2017, she stated that she sought inpatient treatment for alcoholism following her second arrest and that she had been sober for nearly 17 years.

Iowa Senate

  • She served four terms as the Clarke County Treasurer before being elected on 4th November 2008 to represent the 48th district in the Iowa Senate, defeating Ruth Smith (D) and Rodney Schmidt (I).
  • In the Senate, she was a member of five committees: Economic Growth, Environment & Energy Independence, Local Government (ranking member), Rebuild Iowa, Transportation, and Appropriations Subcommittee (Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee).
  • She also endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage in Iowa in the year 2010. 

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa

  • Republican gubernatorial nominee Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for Lieutenant Governor on 25th June 2010. 
  • She received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State Convention. On 2nd November 2010, the Branstad/Reynolds ticket won the general election.
  • She resigned from her Senate seat on 12th November 2010 to “focus solely on assisting Gov. (Terry) Branstad’s transition team.”
  • She was the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 2011 until 2017.
  • She also had specific roles, including co-chairing the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Council, co-chairing the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress board, co-chairing the Military Children Education Coalition and serving as Gov. Branstad’s representative on the board of the Iowa State Fair.
  • She was even elected Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) in July 2015.
  • She also became governor of Iowa upon the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad, who stepped down to become the new United States Ambassador to China. Reynolds is the first female governor of Iowa on 24th May 2017. 
  • On 25th May 2017, she announced that Iowa Public Defender Adam Gregg would serve as acting lieutenant governor; to avoid litigation, the Reynolds administration stated that Gregg “[would] not hold the official position of the lieutenant governor” and would not succeed Reynolds in the event of her inability to serve as governor.
  • In the year 2018, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), she described same-sex marriage as a “settled” issue and said that she did not consider herself obligated to follow the Iowa Republican Party platform provision against same-sex marriage.
  • She acknowledged that Trump’s a trade and tariff policies were hurting farmers, but said she believed that farmers would benefit from them in the end.
  • She also signed a bill to revamp Iowa’s energy efficiency policies in May 2018. 
  • She also signed a fetal heartbeat bill that the Des Moines Register referred to as “the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation”. 
  • In January 2019, the law was struck down by an Iowa state judge, who said it was unconstitutional.
  • On 18th January 2019, she began her first full term. 
  • She signed a bill into law requiring public universities to protect the “fullest degree of intellectual freedom and free expression” on 27th March 2019. 

What is the Net Worth of Kim Reynolds?

The exact net worth of Kim Reynolds is still a mystery as she has not revealed anything about it. Meanwhile, Kim is receiving a $130,000 payroll annually which practically ensures that she is building great fortunes and getting wealthier over the years of her political career. Once her total net worth is revealed, we will add it quickly. Her major source of earning is from a political career and she is satisfied with her earnings as of now. 

Who is the Husband of Kim Reynolds?

Kim Reynolds With Her Husband and Grandchild

Source: @governor.iowa.gov

Kim Reynolds is a married person. She was married to Kelvin Reynolds in the year 1982. The duo is blessed with three children named Jennifer, Nicole, and Jessica with nine grandchildren. As of now, the duo is living a happy life without any disturbances. Her sexual orientation is straight. 

How tall is Kim Reynolds?

Kim Reynolds is a very beautiful politician with a charming personality. As of now, her exact height, weight, and other body measurements has not been revealed by any sources yet neither she herself has revealed about her body measurements. Overall, she has got a healthy body with a slim body build. 

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