Public accountability
Iowa
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Check the promisesEvidence before opinion. The same standard for everyone. OPEN REGISTERReview cutoff · Transition and time in office · tracking with sources
01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER
Choose whom to hold accountable.
The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.
History of Kim Reynolds
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2022
Kim Reynolds
RepublicanEach entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.
- Tracked
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- Fulfilled
- 2
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
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2 of 2 commitments
Private-school scholarships
What they pledged
Push for state-funded scholarships so families could choose private schools.
2022 Iowa debate · Iowa Capital DispatchWhat has been verified
The Students First Act created education savings accounts in 2023. Starting in 2025–26, all resident K–12 students are eligible regardless of income.
Iowa Department of EducationAbortion restrictions
What they pledged
Pursue a restriction on abortion after detectable embryonic cardiac activity, generally around six weeks, with exceptions.
2022 Iowa debate · Iowa Capital DispatchWhat has been verified
The 2018 law she defended in the debate remained blocked. Reynolds signed a new law in 2023 with a similar restriction that took effect July 29, 2024.
Law taking effect · Iowa Public RadioCommitments archive
Entries from earlier reviews, separate from the term registers.
Kim Reynolds
RepublicanState income tax
What they pledged
Replace the state’s individual income tax brackets with a flat 4% rate by 2026.
Iowa Condition of the State address · Jan 11, 2022What has been verified
The 2022 law set a flat 3.9% rate for 2026. A later law lowered it to 3.8% and moved up the effective date to tax year 2025.
Iowa Department of Revenue · tax year 2025 rate02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Kim Reynolds · 2022
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Kim Reynolds · 2022 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Framing and shading adjusted