govenor branstad will be passing up new york govenor geroge clinton for the record of longest serving govenor.. branstad was borr and raised in iowa and many people are supportive of the time he has spent in office. (cg: kristin rogers) "it's not only republicans that appreciate govenor branstad, he also has support from others as well." (cg: solomon richards/ iowa resident) "i'm nnt a republican but i do think govenor branstad has done a really good job. he's been pragmatic throughout his career, he always runs about the middle ne and he's fair in served iowa as govenor for nearly 21 years, he has not served thhm all in a roo. after ninteen-nity-nine he worked as president of des moines university. in twenty-ten and was elected again in tweny- fourteen. "he's done a good job." monday he will be able serving govenor in united states history. we've got you covered, kristin rogers kwwl news. seven-thousand 642 is just shy of 21 years in office. we'll have coverage throughout thths historic day. decision 2016 coverage: this morning, we're expecting a new des moines register poll sizing u