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Kim Reynolds
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| Kim Reynolds | ||
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| Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 14, 2011 - Present | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Iowa State Senate | ||
| January 11, 2009 - November 12, 2010 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Truro, Iowa | |
| Religion | United Methodist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
Reynolds attended Southwestern Community College. She then attended Northwest Missouri State University, majoring in Business Administration/Marketing.
Reynolds has worked as a Pharmacist Assistant. She was also on the Staff for the Clarke County Treasurer's Office, Department of Motor Vehicles. She then worked as a Board Member for the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System from 1996 to 2001.
Elections
2010
Reynolds won election to be lieutenant governor. She faced incumbent Patty Judge (D), Richard Marlar (Iowa Party), Nick Weltha (L) and Helen Meyers (SWP) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Governor Chet Culver has set a special election date of January 4, 2011 to fill her now vacant District 48 Senate seat. [2]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Reynolds was elected to the 48th District Seat in the Iowa State Senate, defeating Ruth Smith (D) and Rodney Schmidt (I). [3] Reynolds raised $118,940 for her campaign, while Smith raised $65,024 and Schmidt raised $0. [4]
| Iowa State Senate, District 48 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Kim Reynolds (R)
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14,274 | |||
| Ruth Smith (D) | 11,653 | |||
| Rodney Schmidt (I) | 1,021 | |||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Kim Reynolds's donors each year.[5] Click [show] for more information.
| Kim Reynolds's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | 2008 Iowa State Senate District 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $8,896,196 | $118,940 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $$6,519,028 | $65,024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Republican Governors Association | $1,230,331 | Iowa Republican Party | $32,833 | |||||||||||||||
| Bruce Rastetter | $162,712 | Free & Strong America PAC | $10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eldon & Regina Roth | $152,000 | Iowans for Tax Relief | $10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Crookham | $102,500 | Kim Reynolds | $3,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark Falb | $101,000 | Iowa Credit Union League & Diane Crookham-Johnson | $3,000 each | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $6,505,760 | $32,803 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $2,110,989 | $36,927 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $6,660,042 | $106,542 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $2,163,200 | $12,398 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal
Reynolds and her husband, Kevin, have three children.
External links
- Official Iowa State Senate website of Kim Reynolds
- Iowa Senate Republicans Profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Kim Reynolds on Facebook
References
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jeff Angelo |
Iowa Senate District 48 2009–November 12, 2010 |
Succeeded by Joni Ernst (R) |
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