Chris Cournoyer
Republican · IA · Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Chris Cournoyer is the Republican candidate for Iowa Auditor of State and currently serves as Iowa's 48th Lieutenant Governor. Her campaign biography describes her as a former Iowa State Senator, technology leader, former local school board member, and former reserve sheriff's deputy.
Where Chris Cournoyer stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Data Privacy (2 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Cournoyer managed Senate File 2331 on official publication requirements, offered amendment S-5019, voted for the amendment, and voted yes as the bill passed the Iowa Senate 37-9.
February 21, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted yes on a bill barring the state auditor from seeing several kinds of confidential records, including student, medical, and police investigative files, and sending disputes between state agencies to a three-member arbitration panel instead of court. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-16 (Senate File 478).
March 7, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
The governor's office credited Cournoyer, as chair of the Senate Technology Committee, with writing and managing legislation that made Iowa the sixth state with consumer data protection in law.
December 16, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As floor manager for Senate File 262, Cournoyer moved final passage of the consumer data protection bill and voted yes as it passed the Iowa Senate 47-0.
March 6, 2023Supports Data Privacy
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
The governor's office credited Cournoyer, as chair of the Senate Technology Committee, with writing and managing legislation that made Iowa the sixth state with consumer data protection in law.
December 16, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As floor manager for Senate File 262, Cournoyer moved final passage of the consumer data protection bill and voted yes as it passed the Iowa Senate 47-0.
March 6, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Governor Kim Reynolds endorsed Cournoyer for Iowa auditor, citing her record on government efficiency, accountability, technology, and taxpayer issues.
May 6, 2025
Source: iowapublicradio.org · researched July 7, 2026
On December 16, 2024, Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
December 16, 2024
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Cournoyer chaired the Senate Technology Committee, chaired the Education Budget Committee, and served as vice chair of the State Government Committee.
December 16, 2024
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer as Iowa's 48th lieutenant governor after Cournoyer had served in the Iowa Senate.
December 16, 2024
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Voted yes on a bill barring the state auditor from seeing several kinds of confidential records, including student, medical, and police investigative files, and sending disputes between state agencies to a three-member arbitration panel instead of court. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-16 (Senate File 478).
March 7, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 1 record
A January 2025 report said the Scott County sheriff had filed an ethics complaint against Cournoyer, that a Senate committee had rejected it, and that the sheriff intended to pursue the matter through other channels.
January 3, 2025
Source: kcci.com · researched July 7, 2026
Race Chris Cournoyer is in:
- Auditor of State · November 3, 2026 · Iowa
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.