Kay Ivey

Kay Ellen Ivey ( EYE-vee; born October 15, 1944) is an American politician from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Ivey has served since 2017 as the 54th governor of Alabama. Ivey was the assistant director of the Alabama Development Office from 1982 to 1985. From 1985 to 1998, she worked as director of government affairs and communications for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Ivey served from 2003 to 2011 as the 38th Alabama state treasurer and from 2011 to 2017 as the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama. On April 10, 2017, Ivey became Alabama's second female governor upon the resignation of her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley. She won a full term in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. She is the longest-serving female governor in U.S. history. Because of term limits, Ivey is ineligible for reelection to a third term.