Kay Ivey

Alabama Governor

Party: Republican

Age: 77

Residence: Montgomery

Political experience: Alabama governor, 2017-present; lieutenant governor, 2014-2017; state treasurer, 2002-2014

Professional experience: Assistant director of Alabama Development Office; reading clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives; bank officer; high school teacher

Civic experience: Civic honors include the ALFA Service to Agriculture Award, Newsmax’s 50 Most Influential Female Republicans, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2016 Public Service Award, and River Region Magazine 2017 Citizen of the Year; member, Alabama Forestry Association and Montgomery Rotary Club; board member, Montgomery YMCA and Girls State (first Girls State alumnus to be elected to an Alabama constitutional office)

Education: Auburn University, bachelor’s degree, 1967; Wilcox County High School

Main issues: Protecting the unborn; protecting the Second Amendment; bringing new jobs to the state; supporting veterans, children, farmers, police officers, first responders and “the little guy”; rooting out corruption in Montgomery

Campaign: kayiveyforgovernor.com