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Amy Sinclair
Acting Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
September 3, 2024 – December 16, 2024
GovernorKim Reynolds
Preceded byAdam Gregg
Succeeded byChris Cournoyer
President of the Iowa Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJake Chapman
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byPam Jochum
Constituency14th district (2013–2023)
12th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Unionville, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn Boyd Sinclair III
Children3
EducationIndian Hills Community College (AA)
WebsiteState Senate website

Amy Sinclair (born 1975) is an American politician serving as the president of the Iowa Senate since 2023, having represented the 12th district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, she briefly served as the acting lieutenant governor of Iowa in 2024 following the resignation of Adam Gregg.[1]

Career

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Before her election to the Iowa Senate, she served two terms on the Wayne County Board of Supervisors.[2]

As of June 2016, Sinclair currently serves on the following committees: Commerce, Education, and Judiciary, Government Oversight, and Rules and Administration.[1] She also serves on the Legislative Council and the Violence in Iowa Study Committee.[1] She also served as Senate Majority Whip from 2018 until her accession to the Senate Presidency in 2023.[3][4]

In November 2022, after Jake Chapman lost his bid for re-election, his position as President of the Senate was left vacant.[5] Sinclair was elected to that position by the Iowa Senate unanimously on January 9, 2023 and then was sworn in by Chief Justice Susan Christensen.[3][4]

In September 2024, following the resignation of Adam Gregg as lieutenant governor of Iowa, Sinclair succeeded to the position of acting lieutenant governor and remained in her acting position until Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer in December 2024.[6][7]

Sinclair won her senate elections in 2012,[8] 2016,[9] 2020[10] and 2024[11] by more than 55% in each election. She ran unopposed in her 2020 election.[10]

Personal life

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Sinclair is married to her husband, John Boyd Sinclair III, and they have three sons.[1] In 2011, Boyd was a 5th grade teacher at Wayne Community School District,[2] and later was promoted to principal.[12] In April 2024, he moved to the Central Decatur Community School District, in Leon, Iowa to work at the South Elementary.[13][14]

They currently reside in Allerton, Iowa.[1]

Electoral history

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2024 Iowa 12th District Senate Election Results[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Amy Sinclair 23,075 66.7%
Democratic Nancy Loew 9,682 27.98%
Majority 23,075 66.7%
Turnout 34,592
2020 Iowa 14th District Senate Election Results [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Amy Sinclair 24,623 78.68%
Write-ins 6667 21.3%
Majority 24, 623 78.68%
Turnout 31,294
2016 Iowa 14th District Senate Election Results [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Amy Sinclair 19,482 65.88%
Independent Ruth Smith 6,755 22.84%
Majority 24, 623 78.68%
Turnout 31,294
Republican gain from Independent Swing
2012 Iowa 14th District Senate Election Results [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Amy Sinclair 17,141 58.17%
Democratic Party Dick Schrad 11,011 37.36%
Majority 17,141 58.17%
Turnout 29,465
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "State Senator". Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Sinclair announces Iowa Senate District 14 bid". Oskaloosa News. December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "STATE OF IOWA Senate Journal MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Sen. Amy Sinclair takes over as Iowa Senate president". Iowa Capital Dispatch. November 10, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Iowa Secretary of State Winners List
  6. ^ Fingerhut, Hannah (September 3, 2024). "Iowa lieutenant governor resigns to take over state lobby group representing bankers". ABC News.
  7. ^ "Sen. Chris Cournoyer appointed Iowa lieutenant governor". Iowa Capital Dispatch. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "2012 Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b "2016 Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b c "2020 Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b "2024 Canvass Summary" (PDF). sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Parents and Community Members want a change to the Wayne Community Schools Good Conduct Policy". Corydon Times. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "Search License". Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "Minutes for April 24, 2024 Central Decatur Board of Education Meeting" (PDF). Central Decatur. April 24, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 14th district
2013–2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 12th district
2023–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Iowa Senate
2023–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Acting
2024 		Succeeded by
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