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 has served in the Iowa Senate in 2019. Iowa has not had a lieutnenant governor since September 2nd when Adam Gregg resigned to become C-E-O 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 super majority in 2025.
