Kay Ivey, a member of the Republican Party, has served as the 54th governor of Alabama since April 10, 2017, when she succeeded Robert Bentley upon his resignation. She previously served as Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2017.
Baptist (member of First Baptist Church of Montgomery)[2]
Politics
Republican governor who signed the 2019 Alabama abortion ban (HB 314) and has opposed Medicaid expansion.[1]
Health
In September 2019 she announced a diagnosis of early-stage lung cancer and said it was found early and was very treatable. · as of September 19, 2019[3]
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
One octagon for each phase of the life of Kay Ivey. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education3 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BA.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $134,780 in 2025 is in the top 25% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[4]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidenceGovernor of Alabama: a statewide executive office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.
Laws and contributions5
Laws3
CHOOSE Act[1]CHOOSE ActSignedMarch 7, 2024Signed the Creating Hope & Opportunity for Our Students' Education Act, which lets parents receive up to $7,000 toward the cost of private or public education.-0.5Assessed impact · Low confidence · Contested: credible sources disagree
Growth
-0.5
No outcome evaluation of Alabama's education savings accounts exists yet; the closest randomized evidence on private-school vouchers is Abdulkadiroglu, Pathak and Walters (AEJ: Applied 2018), which found Louisiana Scholarship Program participation lowered math scores by 0.4 standard deviations and also reduced reading, science and social studies scores. Louisiana's program served disadvantaged students at selected private schools, so the result transfers imperfectly to a broader account program, and findings vary across choice programs.
Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion Act[1]Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion ActSignedMay 17, 2021Signed the act that legalized medical marijuana in Alabama.
Alabama abortion ban (House Bill 314)[1]HB 314 (2019)SignedMay 15, 2019Signed House Bill 314, which criminalized abortion with exceptions for the mother's life and certain fetal conditions; a federal judge blocked it in October 2019.
Offices held2
Became Governor of Alabama[2]54th Governor of AlabamaLedApril 10, 2017Sworn in as the 54th governor on the resignation of Robert Bentley; she later won full terms in 2018 and 2022.
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama[1]30th Lieutenant Governor of AlabamaLedJanuary 17, 2011Served as the 30th lieutenant governor from January 2011 until she became governor in April 2017.
Alabama State Capitol, 600, Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, 36104, United StatesAlabama Legislature
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.6 years ago
The enrolled SB159 records "Senate concurred in House amendment 06-Mar-24" and says it "shall become effective immediately"; NPR[2] reports Ivey signed it that night.
Governor Kay Ivey signed SB159, shielding IVF patients, clinics and suppliers from lawsuits and prosecution over damaged or destroyed embryos, three weeks after the LePage ruling halted treatment.
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Sources5
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