Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds won't seek re-election in 2026

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "Serving as your governor has been the greatest honor of my life, an opportunity that not so long ago, I never could have imagined," Reynolds said in a video posted to social media.
50% : More recently, she's pushed for a state version of the Department of Government Efficiency helmed by billionaire Elon Musk in Washington.
43% : She's won two elections at the top of the ticket since then, and she has championed conservative issues like school vouchers, curbing legal protections for transgender people, promoting abortion restrictions and cutting income taxes.
36% : And in the months after her endorsement, Trump used his bully pulpit to criticize her and call her "the most unpopular governor in America.
9% : Speaking about Trump in 2023, she told NBC News: "I believe he can't win ... and I believe that Ron can." But DeSantis lost Iowa, big.
2% : Reynolds was one of just a handful of prominent Republican officeholders to back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential bid against Trump, a coup for DeSantis and a blow to Trump in the early nominating state.

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