Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday she has chosen Iowa Sen. Chris Cournoyer to be her lieutenant governor.
Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, has served in the Iowa Senate since 2018. She was elected to a second four-year term in 2022.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces state Sen. Chris Cournoyer as the next lieutenant governor.
ERIN MURPHY, The Gazette
She succeeds former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, who abruptly resigned in early September to take a job as the incoming president and chief executive officer of the Iowa Bankers Association. The association advocates for, provides resources to and lobbies on behalf of Iowa banks.
Gregg, in his resignation letter to Reynolds, said he was stepping down to focus more on his family.
Reynolds, a Republican, named Gregg as acting lieutenant governor to replace her in May 2017 when she succeeded former Gov. Terry Branstad after he was named U.S. ambassador to China by then-President Donald Trump. The two have since been elected to two terms in office, in 2018 and 2022.
Under Iowa law, the governor has the power to appoint a new lieutenant governor to fill a vacancy and serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Reynolds and Gregg were reelected in 2022 to a four-year term that expires in January 2027.
The role of lieutenant governor is not statutorily defined in Iowa Code. Under the Iowa Constitution, the lieutenant governor performs duties assigned by the governor.
As lieutenant governor, Gregg led the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, the Feeding Iowans Task Force in 2020 and the Governor's FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. The working group focused on recommendations to reduce recidivism through successful offender re-entry.
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Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, has served in the Iowa Senate since 2018. She was elected to a second four-year term in 2022.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces state Sen. Chris Cournoyer as the next lieutenant governor.
ERIN MURPHY, The Gazette
She succeeds former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, who abruptly resigned in early September to take a job as the incoming president and chief executive officer of the Iowa Bankers Association. The association advocates for, provides resources to and lobbies on behalf of Iowa banks.
Gregg, in his resignation letter to Reynolds, said he was stepping down to focus more on his family.
Reynolds, a Republican, named Gregg as acting lieutenant governor to replace her in May 2017 when she succeeded former Gov. Terry Branstad after he was named U.S. ambassador to China by then-President Donald Trump. The two have since been elected to two terms in office, in 2018 and 2022.
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Under Iowa law, the governor has the power to appoint a new lieutenant governor to fill a vacancy and serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Reynolds and Gregg were reelected in 2022 to a four-year term that expires in January 2027.
The role of lieutenant governor is not statutorily defined in Iowa Code. Under the Iowa Constitution, the lieutenant governor performs duties assigned by the governor.
As lieutenant governor, Gregg led the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, the Feeding Iowans Task Force in 2020 and the Governor's FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. The working group focused on recommendations to reduce recidivism through successful offender re-entry.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds names LeClaire state Sen. Chris Cournoyer lieutenant governor
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday she has chosen Iowa Sen. Chris Cournoyer to be her lieutenant governor.
