Governor Ivey marks historic nine years in office

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday marked nine years since being sworn in as the 54th governor of the state of Alabama. The governor’s historic tenure includes major achievements. Under Ivey’s leadership, Alabama has seen “record investments and job creation, nationally recognized education gains, transformational progress in the state’s roads, bridges and digital infrastructure, increased public safety measures, improvements to the state’s correctional system, reforms to state government, protection of family values and much more,” Ivey’s office shared in its press release.

“I wake up each day grateful to God that I have the chance to call Alabama home and that my fellow Alabamians have placed their confidence in me to lead our state forward,” Ivey said. “Nine years ago, I pledged to the people of Alabama that I would leave our state better than I found it. We have made great progress over the last nine years, but our work is not done. I promise to continue giving it my all until the last day of my term to make sure Alabama remains the best state in which to live, work and raise a family.”

At nine years, Ivey is the longest consecutively serving governor in the state’s history.

Former Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, former Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon and current chief of staff to Ivey, Liz Filmore, reflected on Ivey’s leadership and their memory of April 10, 2017.