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Kay Ivey

Governor of Alabama

Kay Ivey is the governor of Alabama. Her official biography says she was sworn in on April 10, 2017, and was elected to full terms in 2018 and 2022. She was previously state treasurer and lieutenant governor.

Public record

Office and sources

Office
Governor of Alabama
Representing
Alabama
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
April 10, 2017
Education
Auburn University (1967)
  • Office of the Governor of Alabama: About Governor Ivey ↗
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Kay Ivey ↗
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Background

Biography

Kay Ivey was born on October 15, 1944, in Alabama and grew up in Camden in Wilcox County. After graduating from Auburn University in 1967, she worked as a high school teacher and a bank officer. She served as reading clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives and as assistant director of the Alabama Development Office.

Ivey was elected state treasurer in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. She was elected lieutenant governor in 2010 and re-elected on November 4, 2014.

Her official biography says she was sworn in as the 54th governor of Alabama on April 10, 2017, and describes her as having taken over as governor due to a vacancy in the office. She was elected to a full term in November 2018 and sworn in on January 14, 2019. She was re-elected in November 2022 and sworn in for a second full term on January 16, 2023.

Sources for this biography

  • Office of the Governor of Alabama: About Governor Ivey ↗
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Kay Ivey ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

Voting record

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