2025 in Iowa
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Iowa.
Incumbents
State government
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]
- March 25 – The Dordt University Defenders win the 2025 NAIA women's basketball tournament, beating the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 82–73. The win is Dordt's second tournament win in a row.[6]
- April 11 – Governor Kim Reynolds announces she will not seek reelection in 2026.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- June 12–13 — Police and child welfare officials remove 88 minors from a Columbus Junction youth Bible camp for Chin refugees.[10]
- September 26 – Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is detained by ICE.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "Iowa state legislative special elections, 2025". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Gov. Reynolds releases statement on signing SF 418". governor.iowa.gov. February 28, 2025.
- ↑ Trautmann, Mike. "Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she signed the Iowa law repealing transgender civil rights". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ Lim, Clarissa-Jan (February 28, 2025). "Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for gender identity".
- ↑ "Candidates | Lee County Republican Party of Iowa". Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Dordt (Iowa) Wins Battle for the Red Banner". NAIA. March 25, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Fingerhut, Hannah (April 11, 2025). "Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she won't seek reelection in 2026". Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ↑ "First case of measles reported in Iowa | Health & Human Services". hhs.iowa.gov. May 23, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ↑ Iowa's News Now Staff (June 5, 2025). "Iowa loses influential DNC seat, raising concerns over presidential primary influence". KGAN. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.