Adam Gregg

Adam Gregg (2017)

Adam Gregg (born April 26, 1983 in Hawarden , Iowa ) is an American politician ( Republican Party ). He has been the 47th lieutenant governor of the state of Iowa as of January 18, 2019 . Previously, he had already been serving as Vice Governor since May 25, 2017, without officially holding the office. Gregg was the Public Defender of Iowa from December 8, 2014 through May 25, 2017 .

Life

Adam Gregg grew up in Hawarden and graduated from West Sioux High School . In 2006 Gregg received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Central College . During his student days, he played on the college's American football team. In the meantime, Adam Gregg completed internships with the United States Department of Defense and Congress and Parliament of the United Kingdom . From 2006 to 2009 Gregg studied law at Drake University's Law School and graduated as a Juris Doctor .

Adam Gregg is married with a son and a daughter and lives in Urbandale , a suburb of Des Moines. He is a member of the Methodist Church .

Political career

After completing his studies, Adam Gregg worked for a law firm in Des Moines until 2014 . From 2013 to 2014 he was an advisor to then Governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad . Gregg then ran for the office of Attorney General , but in the November 2014 election he was defeated by Democratic incumbent Tom Miller . On December 8, 2014, Gregg was promoted to Public Defender of the State of Iowa by Governor Branstad. After Branstad's resignation in May 2017, then Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds became head of the state government. Because it was unclear to what extent Reynolds had powers to appoint a lieutenant governor and to avoid legal action, Adam Gregg was not promoted to lieutenant governor, but instead was given all the powers of a lieutenant governor. Gregg resigned from his post as Public Defender and was succeeded by Larry Johnson.

In the gubernatorial elections in November 2018 , Kim Reynolds was confirmed in office with 50.26 percent of the vote and Adam Gregg was now officially elected lieutenant governor. He officially took office on January 18, 2019. He is the first male lieutenant governor in Iowa since Robert T. Anderson's tenure ended in 1987.

Web links

Commons : Adam Gregg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biography on the Iowa governor's page
• Biography on the campaign page for the 2018 gubernatorial election

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} About the Lieutenant Governor. In: governor.iowa.gov , accessed March 26, 2020.
2. ↑ Meet the candidate, Iowa Attorney General: Adam Gregg. In: Des Moines Register , June 4, 2015, accessed March 26, 2020.
3. ↑ Meet Adam. In: reynoldsgregg.com , accessed March 26, 2020.