Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Amy Sinclair
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Amy Beth Sinclair (née Jellison)[1](born December 10, 1975)[2] 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.[2]
Remove ads
Career
Summarize
Perspective
Before her election to the Iowa Senate, she served two terms on the Wayne County Board of Supervisors.[3]
Iowa Senate
In June 2016, Sinclair served on the following committees: Commerce, Education, and Judiciary, Government Oversight, and Rules and Administration.[2] She also serves on the Legislative Council and the Violence in Iowa Study Committee.[2]
In 2025, Sinclair served as Chair of the Rules and Administration Committee.[4]
Senate leadership
In 2017, she served, along with Senators Michael Breitbach, Randy Feenstra, Dan Zumbach, as Assistant Majority Leader.[5] Her son, Carter, was granted the opportunity to lead the chamber in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance on March 20, 2017.[6]
She then served as Senate Majority Whip from March 15, 2018 until her accession to the Senate Presidency in 2023.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
In November 2022, after Jake Chapman lost his bid for re-election, his position as President of the Senate was left vacant.[13] Senator Jack Whitver nominated Sinclair for the position of President of the Senate. 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.[14][15]
At the beginning of the 91st General Assembly, Senator Jason Schultz nominated Sinclair for President of the Senate and she was unanimously re-elected to that position on January 13, 2025.[16] Iowa District Court Judge Dustria Relph swore her into office.[16]
Lieutenant Governor
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.[17][18]
Sinclair won her senate elections in 2012 with 58% of the vote,[19] 2016 with 65% of the vote,[20] 2020 with 78% of the vote[21] and 2024 with 66% of the vote.[22] She ran unopposed in her 2020 election.[21]
Hoover Award
In March 2023, Sinclair was awarded the Herbert Hoover Award.[23]
Remove ads
Personal life
Sinclair was married to John Boyd Sinclair III, and they have three sons together.[2] She currently resides in Allerton, Iowa.[2]
Electoral history
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads