2025 in Iowa

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Iowa .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)

Events

• January 28 – 2025 Iowa Senate District 35 special election: In an upset, Democrat Mike Zimmer beats Republican Katie Whittington to win the seat held by Chris Cournoyer, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor. ^[1]
• February 28 – Governor Kim Reynolds signs Senate File 418, which eliminates gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. ^{[2] [3]} This makes Iowa the first U.S. state to remove gender identity as a protected class from a civil rights law. ^[4]
• March 11 – 2025 Iowa House of Representatives District 100 special election: Republican Blaine Watkins beats Democrat Nannette Griffin to win the seat held by Martin Graber, who died in January. ^[5]
• April 11 – Governor Kim Reynolds announces she will not seek reelection in 2026. ^[6]
• May 23 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirms the state's first measles case of 2025. ^[7]
• June 5 — Iowa's only seat on the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee, which determines the order of states in the presidential nominating process, is removed, and New Hampshire is awarded a second seat on the committee. ^[8]
• June 12–13 — Police and child welfare officials remove 88 minors from a Columbus Junction youth Bible camp for Chin refugees. ^[9]
• September 26 – Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is detained by ICE. ^[10]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "Iowa state legislative special elections, 2025". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
2. "Gov. Reynolds releases statement on signing SF 418". governor.iowa.gov. February 28, 2025.
3. Trautmann, Mike. "Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she signed the Iowa law repealing transgender civil rights". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
4. Lim, Clarissa-Jan (February 28, 2025). "Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for gender identity".
5. "Candidates | Lee County Republican Party of Iowa" . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
6. Fingerhut, Hannah (April 11, 2025). "Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she won't seek reelection in 2026". Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
7. "First case of measles reported in Iowa | Health & Human Services". hhs.iowa.gov. May 23, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
8. Iowa's News Now Staff (June 5, 2025). "Iowa loses influential DNC seat, raising concerns over presidential primary influence". KGAN . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
9. El Hajj, Nick (June 18, 2025). "Removal of 88 children from Iowa Bible camp highlights struggles in refugee community". Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
10. Kealey, Kate (September 26, 2025). "Who is Ian Roberts? What to know about the Des Moines superintendent arrested by ICE". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 26, 2025.