(DES MOINES) Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that she will be embarking on an economic development delegation to Israel with the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA). The delegation will be gone from April 9th-17th, and their mission is to build upon existing relationships and foster new partnerships with Israeli government, military and business leaders. The delegation will also engage in business-development and economic development opportunities unique to each state.
“Our relationship with Israel is an important one, stemming from a shared passion for freedom and democracy. Israel has long served as a beacon for these values in a region of the world that includes volatile and dictatorial nations. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that we continue to promote this mutually beneficial partnership, and I am proud to serve as an ambassador on behalf of the people of Iowa,” said Reynolds. “Over the course of this delegation, I look forward to meeting with state officials and discussing business and economic opportunities for Iowa. I would like to thank SGLF, the RLGA and the RSLC for organizing this delegation and for recognizing the importance of reinforcing the strength of this relationship.”
The delegation is sponsored by the State Government Leadership Foundation (SGLF)—the Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) strategic policy partner.
About the RLGA
The RLGA is the only national organization supporting Republican lieutenant governors and candidates. The RLGA provides lieutenant governors and candidates with financial support and assists in message development. More than any other statewide office, lieutenant governors ascend to serve as Governors. Lieutenant governors also regularly ascend to U.S. Senators, and U.S. Representatives. The RLGA currently claims 32 of the 45 Lieutenant Governor offices nationwide, a record number for the organization. Republicans currently hold 15 of the 19 independently-elected positions and 17 of the 25 team-elected/appointed seats.
ABOUT SGLF
The State Government Leadership Foundation (SGLF), a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization and strategic policy partner of the Republican State Leadership Committee, educates elected and appointed state government officials about the hotbed issues they wrestle with most and offers meaningful, conservative solutions to those problems. Learn more at www.SGLF.org.
About the RSLC The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is the largest caucus of Republican state leaders in the country and the only national organization whose mission is to elect Republicans to multiple down-ballot, state-level offices. Since 2002, the RSLC has been working to elect candidates to the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state legislator, the judiciary and other down-ticket races. The RSLC has more than 150,000 donors in all 50 states. During the 2013-2014 election cycle, the RSLC was active in all 50 states and picked up ten new state legislative chambers, leading to an all-time historic high of 69 chambers controlled by Republicans. Following the 2015 elections, Republicans now hold 32 total Republican lieutenant governor seats, along with a Republican majority of secretaries of state, now at 28. The RSLC successfully expanded the Future Majority Project and Right Women, Right Now initiatives, spending more than $6 million in direct support of Republican candidates of diverse descent and women, leading to the election of 164 new candidates. Last cycle, the RSLC also launched the Judicial Fairness Initiative and the new top-level domain for the Republican Party, ‘.gop.’ To learn more about the RSLC, please visit www.rslc.gop or follow @RSLC on Twitter.
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