PERSON: Kay Ivey

Governor

Kay Ellen Ivey (born October 15, 1944) is an American politician who is the 54th and current Governor of Alabama. A Republican, Ivey is a former Alabama State Treasurer and 30th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. She was the first Republican woman elected statewide in Alabama. Ivey became Alabama’s second female governor and first female Republican governor in April 2017 after her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley, resigned due to a sex scandal involving his political aide. She is running for election to a full term in the 2018 gubernatorial election.<br> <br> — Wikipedia