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{{Officeholder
|name=Kay Ivey
|image=
|party=[[Republican]] (2002 - present)<br>[[Democrat]] (before 2002)
|spouse=none
|religion=[[Christianity]] (raised as a [[Baptist]])<ref>[https://yellowhammernews.com/wire/audio-kay-ivey-talks-about-faith-and-christian-values-in-new-radio-ad/ AUDIO: Kay Ivey Talks About Faith and Christian Values in New Radio Ad]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Alabama
|terms=April 10, 2017 – present
|preceded=[[Robert Bentley]]
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Alabama]]
|terms=January 17, 2011 – April 10, 2017
|preceded=Jim Folsom
|succeeded=Will Ainsworth
}}
}}
'''Kay Ellen Ivey''' (born October 15, 1944) is a [[Republican Party]] politician who is the 54th and current [[Governor]] of [[Alabama]], serving since 2017. Previously Kay Ivey served as Alabama State Treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, Kay Ivey won a full term as Governor of Alabama.
==Tenure as governor==
On May 15, 2019, Ivey signed a bill making nearly every abortion illegal in Alabama – the strongest [[pro-life]] law in the country.<ref>Multiple references:
On May 15, 2019, Ivey signed a bill making nearly every abortion illegal in Alabama – the strongest [[pro-life]] law in the country.<ref>Multiple references:
*Chretien, Claire (May 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-alabama-governor-signs-law-outlawing-abortion-gives-life-sentence-to-abortion-docs Alabama Governor signs law outlawing abortion, gives life sentence to abortion docs]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
*Chretien, Claire (May 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-alabama-governor-signs-law-outlawing-abortion-gives-life-sentence-to-abortion-docs Alabama Governor signs law outlawing abortion, gives life sentence to abortion docs]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
See also:
See also:
*Adelmann, Bob (May 15, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/32358-alabama-targets-roe-v-wade-with-its-complete-abortion-ban-bill Alabama Targets Roe v. Wade With Its Complete Abortion Ban Bill]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.</ref> That same month, Ivey signed a bill reducing the government's involvement in marriage.<ref>Murphy, James (August 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/33282-alabama-law-diminishing-state-s-role-in-marriage-goes-into-effect Alabama Law Diminishing State’s Role in Marriage Goes Into Effect]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 30, 2019.</ref>
*Adelmann, Bob (May 15, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/32358-alabama-targets-roe-v-wade-with-its-complete-abortion-ban-bill Alabama Targets Roe v. Wade With Its Complete Abortion Ban Bill]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.</ref> That same month, Ivey signed a bill reducing the government's involvement in marriage.<ref>Murphy, James (August 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/item/33282-alabama-law-diminishing-state-s-role-in-marriage-goes-into-effect Alabama Law Diminishing State’s Role in Marriage Goes Into Effect]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 30, 2019.</ref>
A strong [[conservative]] who enacts policies based on [[law and order]], Ivey has signed into law [[HB 379 (Alabama)]],<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26544/70928/27642/requires-chemical-castration-for-all-child-sex-offenders#70928
HB 379 - Requires Chemical Castration for All Child Sex Offenders - Alabama Key Vote]</ref> a bill that would require the chemical castration of convicted child molesters.<ref>[https://wreg.com/2019/06/11/alabama-governor-signs-bill-to-chemically-castrate-child-molesters/ Alabama governor signs bill to chemically castrate child molesters]</ref> Liberals who deem themselves "pro-women" ironically opposed the legislation.<ref>[https://ktla.com/2019/06/11/child-molesters-to-be-chemically-castrated-in-alabama-under-bill-signed-by-governor/ Child Molesters to Be Chemically Castrated in Alabama Under Bill Signed by Governor]</ref> (See: [[Liberal hypocrisy]])
==Awards==
==Awards==
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[[Category:Alabama]]
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