DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds describes Chris Cournoyer, her new lieutenant governor, as someone who is driven, whose character and judgment she trusts and who can help her efforts to streamline state government.
Cournoyer, 54, from Le Claire, was sworn in Monday as Iowa’s 48th lieutenant governor during a ceremony in the Governor’s Formal Office at the Iowa Capitol. Cournoyer, a Republican like Reynolds, had been serving in the Iowa Senate since 2019.
She succeeds former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, who abruptly resigned in early September to become 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.
