Background
Reynolds was born in Truro, Iowa and raised in Saint Charles.
politician member of the Iowa Senate
Reynolds was born in Truro, Iowa and raised in Saint Charles.
She attended Northwest Missouri State University, where she took classes in business, consumer sciences and clothing sales and design between 1977 and 1980.
She later took classes at Southeastern Community College in the late 1980s, and then took accounting classes at Southwestern Community College between 1992 to 1995. She did not graduate from any of these institutions. Reynolds has worked as a pharmacist assistant.
She was also on the staff for the Clarke County Treasurer" General’ s Office, Department of Motor Vehicles.
She then worked as a Board Member for the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System from 1996 to 2001. Reynolds was twice convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Iowa State Senate
Reynolds served four terms as the Clarke County Treasurer before being elected on November 4, 2008 to represent Iowa Senate District 48 in 2008, defeating Ruth Smith (Doctorate) and Rodney Schmidt (I). Economic Growth
Environment & Energy Independence
Local Government (Ranking Member)
Rebuild Iowa
Transportation
Appropriations Subcommittee: Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
On June 25, 2010, Republican nominee for Governor Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for lieutenant governor.
The next day, she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State Convention.
She resigned from her Senate seat on November 12, 2010, to "focus solely on assisting Government. (Terry) Branstad’s transition team"
Reynolds is the, serving since 2011. Unlike lieutenant governors in many other states, Reynolds has specific roles, including co-chairing the governor"s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Advisory Council, co-chairing the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress board, co-chairing the Military Children Education Coalition and serving as Government.
Branstad"s representative on the board of the Iowa State Fair.
She has led economic development trade missions to China, Germany, South of Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, working towards increased exports, more foreign direct investment and new jobs for Iowa. Reynolds also serves as the Chair-Elect of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).
In the senate, she was a member of five committees:.