Branstad's Move To China Means Iowa's First Female Governor

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The likely departure of the nation's longest-serving governor to accept an appointment as U.S. ambassador to China means Iowa could soon be led by its first female governor, just as the state shifts to full Republican control of its Legislature. Reynolds, 57, was a first-term state senator when Branstad chose her to run as his lieutenant governor. "Watching her take such a role leading the state just as lieutenant governor ...

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