Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said she will not run for governor, a decision that surprised several political observers who had expected her to jump into the Republican primary to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds. "I was born and raised on a farm, and one thing I know is that you don't stop halfway through a job," Bird said in a statement provided first to the Des Moines Register. "We have accomplished big victories — stopping scammers, fighting for victims, standing up for law enforcement and defending our constitutional rights. But, there is still more work to do." Bird announced Wednesday, June 2, she would run for reelection rather than for the governor's office. For more on this story, tap the link in our bio. #Iowa #iowafyp #iowacheck #fyp #iowapolitics #election2026