Who is Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and is she running for reelection?

SINCE 2017, Kay Ivey has been serving as the governor of Alabama.

Over the years, she has held several political positions and has made history along the way.

Who is Alabama Governor Kay Ivey?

Kay Ivey, 77, is known as an American politician whose career dates back to the early 2000s.

Before serving as governor, she served as the Alabama State Treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017.

In 2010, she became the first Republican woman to hold the office in Alabama’s history and made history again in 2014 by becoming the first Republican Lieutenant Governor re-elected to the office.

Prior to politics, she graduated with a degree from Auburn University and worked as a high school teacher and a bank officer.

Is she running for reelection?

Ivey has had a successful career in politics and has no plans of stopping anytime soon.

She is seeking to continue her role as governor in the upcoming elections.

On May 25, 2022, the governor won the primary by a landslide, beating out her two biggest rivals, Tim James and Lynda Blanchard, reports.

According to The Associated Press, Ivey won after receiving over 54 percent of the votes.

What has Governor Kay Ivey done in office?

Since taking office, Ivey has focused on several initiatives that range from growing jobs to addressing child hunger.

One of her first acts in office was leading the Commission on Improving State Government, which was tasked with reducing government spending and finding efficiencies in State government, according to her Alabama National Guard .

She is also known for her controversial views toward the LGBTQ+ community and passed one of the most restrictive laws around transgender care, ultimately criminalizing gender-affirming treatments for minors, according to NPR.

"I believe very strongly that if the Good Lord made you a boy, you are a boy, and if he made you a girl, you are a girl," Ivey said at the time.

Shortly before she was elected as governor, rumors began to spread that she was a lesbian, but she quickly shut them down, calling them "disgusting," "false," and a "baldface lie," according to .

“It’s disgusting because they’re not telling the truth. People ought to tell the truth, not spread unfounded rumors and lies, and that’s what she’s done and others are picking up on it," Ivey said.

"It’s disheartening and frustrating. It’s about me. If folks told lies on you, you’d fight back, too. This is my name. You come into this world with your name and you go out with your name. This is not the way you do things.”

In 2019, Ivey also signed the Human Life Protection Act which will outlaw abortion in Alabama if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court.