Kyle Evans Gay

Legislative Information
District: 5 (The City of Dover and the towns of Camden and Wyoming)
First elected in:
State Senator: 2020
Current Senate Committees:

Elections & Government Affairs Committee, Chair
Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee,Chair
Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
Transportation Committee
Veterans Affairs Committee

Personal Information
Education:

Unionville High School Class of 2004
Brown University, International Relations and History (B.A.) Class of 2008
Boston University, (J.D.) Class of 2012

Current Occupation:

Legislator
Attorney

Past Occupations:

Deputy attorney general, Delaware Department of Justice
Clerk in Delaware Superior Court

Family: Spouse, Olin / Daughters, Ellen and Alice
Biography:
Sen. Kyle Evans Gay represents the Fifth Senate District, which encompasses sections of Brandywine Hundred, including the Ardens.
The daughter of a University of Delaware Public Safety officer and a finance executive, Sen. Gay was raised in Kennett Square, Pa. After graduating from Unionville High School, she earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations and history from Brown University and a law degree from Boston University.
Sen. Gay began her professional career as a deputy attorney general in the Delaware Department of Justice before clerking in Delaware Superior Court. She has worked in private practice representing clients in Delaware’s business courts since 2014. She also practices pro bono on behalf of children in foster care.
Sen. Gay has volunteered with several Delaware nonprofits, led multiple professional and civic organizations and served on Delaware’s Public Integrity Commission. She also is a past president of the Junior League of Wilmington and a founding member of Spur Impact Association, an organization that encourages civic engagement among young professionals.
After becoming a vocal advocate for the successful Equal Rights Amendment to the Delaware Constitution, Sen. Gay was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2020, becoming the first Democrat to represent the Fifth Senate District in more than 40 years.
She currently serves as chair of the Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, vice chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and a member of both the Senate Transportation Committee and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
Sen. Gay lives in Heatherbrooke with her husband Olin and their daughters Ellen and Alice.

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Legislative Contact Information
Senator Kyle Evans Gay
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-4137
Kyle.Gay@delaware.gov

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