Adam Gregg

Adam Gregg (born April 26, 1983) is an American politician serving as the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. He has held this position since 2019. Gregg previously served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gregg served as Public Defender of Iowa from 2014 to 2017. He was the Republican candidate for Attorney General of Iowa in the November 2014 elections.

Adam Gregg
47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Incumbent
Assumed office January 18, 2019 Acting: May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
Governor	Kim Reynolds
Preceded by	Kim Reynolds
Public Defender of Iowa
In office December 8, 2014 – May 25, 2017
Governor	Terry Branstad
Preceded by	Kurt Swaim (Acting)
Succeeded by	Larry Johnson
Personal details
Born	April 26, 1983 Hawarden, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Cari Gregg
Children	2
Education	Central College, Iowa (BA) Drake University (JD)

Early life, education, and family

Gregg was born in Hawarden, Iowa.[1]

In 2006, Gregg graduated from Central College with a B.A. in political science and history. From 2006 to 2009, he attended Drake University Law School on a full scholarship and graduated with high honors. While there, he earned the faculty's William and Ellen Cooney Hoye Award and was a junior staff member of the Drake Law Review.[2]

Career

During his time at Central College, Gregg interned with the United States Department of Defense, United States Congress, and Parliament of the United Kingdom. While attending Drake University Law School, he conducted legal research for Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady.

Gregg worked as a government relations attorney at the BrownWinick law firm in Des Moines from 2009 until 2014, when he joined Iowa Governor Terry Branstad's office as a legislative liaison and policy advisor. He assisted in crafting the Governor's budget and policy agenda.

Gregg was the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Iowa in 2014. He lost to the long-time incumbent attorney general, Democrat Tom Miller.[3][4]

Gregg was appointed by Governor Terry Branstad to serve as the Iowa State Public Defender on December 8, 2014.[5][6]

Acting Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (2017–2019)

As the previous Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds assumed Iowa's governorship when incumbent Governor Terry Branstad resigned to become United States Ambassador to China.[7][8] Due to ambiguities in Iowa's constitution and a controversial advisory opinion issued by Attorney General Tom Miller, there was some dispute regarding Reynolds' power to appoint a new lieutenant governor with the power to succeed her if she left office prior to the expiration of Branstad's unfilled term. To avoid the possibility of legal challenges, Reynolds appointed Gregg as acting Lieutenant Governor of Iowa on May 25, 2017.[9] Gregg was assigned all of the duties of Lieutenant Governor, but not the office itself, and so was not in the line of gubernatorial succession.[10] Upon his appointment, it was reported that Gregg would be paid the salary set by Iowa law for the lieutenant governor position ($103,212).[11]

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (2019–present)

Gregg was sworn in as the 47th lieutenant governor of Iowa on January 18, 2019.[12][13] He also became the first male to serve as the state's lieutenant governor since the departure of Robert T. Anderson in 1987.

Personal life

Gregg married his West Sioux High School sweetheart, Cari. They have two children, Jackson and Lauren.[14][1]

Electoral history

Iowa Attorney General election, 2014[15]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Tom Miller (incumbent)	616,711	53.99
Republican	Adam Gregg	481,046	42.11
Write-ins	Write-ins	1,249	0.11

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kim Reynolds (incumbent)/ Adam Gregg	667,275	50.26%	-8.73%
	Democratic	Fred Hubbell/ Rita Hart	630,986	47.53%	+10.26%
	Libertarian	Jake Porter/ Lynne Gentry	21,426	1.61%	-0.19%
	Independent	Gary Siegwarth/	7,463	0.56%	N/A
	n/a	Write-ins	488	0.04%	-0.05%
Total votes			'1,327,638'	'100.0%'	N/A
	Republican hold

See also

• List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

References

1. "Meet the candidate, Iowa Attorney General: Adam Gregg". Des Moines Register. October 3, 2014.
2. "State Public Defender | State Public Defender". spd.iowa.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
3. "Attorney general: Miller snags ninth term". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
4. "Iowa Attorney General Miller 'off and running' for ninth term". The Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
5. "Who is newly appointed acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg?". KCCI. May 26, 2017.
6. "Gov. Branstad names Adam Gregg Iowa State Public Defender | State Public Defender". spd.iowa.gov.
7. "About the Lt. Governor". Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. June 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
8. "Update: Branstad will resign on Wednesday after Senate confirms Branstad as Ambassador to China". Associated Press. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
9. "Sources Confirm Adam Gregg Set to Become Governor Reynolds' New Lt. Governor". whotv.com. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
10. Murphy, Erin. "Adam Gregg rides 'rocket ship' to Iowa lieutenant governorship". The Gazette.
11. Murphy, Erin. "Reynolds to make Gregg 'acting' lieutenant governor". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
12. Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, website.
13. "Reynolds sworn in as Iowa's 43rd governor". January 18, 2019.
14. "About Adam - Adam Gregg for Attorney General". Adam Gregg for Attorney General. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
15. "General Election 2014 Canvass Summary" (PDF). SOS.Iowa.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
16. "General Election 2018 Canvass Summary" (PDF). SOS.Iowa.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2020.