Governor of Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Republican · Iowa
43rd Governor of Iowa, in office since 2017. Former Lieutenant Governor. Re-elected in 2022. One of the most conservative governors in the nation. Signed nation's most expansive Education Savings Account program and near-total abortion ban.
Record
One of America's most conservative governors. Created universal school choice via Education Savings Accounts. Signed near-total abortion ban with narrow exceptions. Eliminated state income tax. Strong farm policy advocate and free-market champion.
Legislative Record
Recently signed into law
- HF 2787 — A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- SF 2320 — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Vetoed, Jun 2, 2026)
- HF 2493 — A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- SF 512 — A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- SF 2488 — A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- HF 2602 — A bill for an act relating to the licensure of massage establishments, and making penalties applicable. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- SF 2497 — A bill for an act providing for an assignment of assets for the benefit of creditors, exempting the related tax on the transfer of real estate, and including effective date provisions. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
- HF 2781 — A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Signed into law, Jun 2, 2026)
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