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.
Track record
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
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, 2024For
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Data Privacy
· 2 records
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, 2024For
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, 2023For
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
General
· 5 records
As lieutenant governor, Cournoyer delivered a featured presentation on Iowa United First Aid, a rural emergency response pilot using trained volunteers, grants, and emergency equipment in pilot counties.
November 6, 2025
Source: governor.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
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
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
Cournoyer voted yes on Senate File 478, the bill concerning state auditor access to information and interagency disputes, in an Iowa Senate roll call that passed 33-16.
March 7, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 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
Elections
- Auditor of State · November 3, 2026 · Iowa
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.