Governor Kim Reynolds says using Iowa State Patrol airplanes on official travel helps her get more done, more quickly. “I travel the state extensively and I have a family and we work weekends, “Reynolds said. “…We try to get out and attend as many things as we can.”
Earlier this week the Des Moines Register reported Reynolds has been using a state-owned plane purchased in late 2024 with federal COVID-19 relief funds. Yesterday (Thursday), Reynolds told statehouse reporters while she has flown in that plane and others in the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s fleet and it’s the agency that decides which one is available and who’ll fly it. Democrats say it is outrageous that Reynolds has used a state-owned plane for political purposes.
