Gail Finney
{{Short description|American politician (1959–2022)}}
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| name=Gail Finney
| state_house=Kansas
| state=Kansas
| district=84th
| term_start= January 1, 2009
| term_end= August 20, 2022
| preceded= Oletha Faust-Goudeau
| succeeded= Ford Carr
| party=Democratic
| birth_date= {{Birth date|1959|8|16|}}
| birth_place= Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
| death_date= {{Death date and age|2022|8|20|1959|8|16}}
| spouse= Jerrold Finney
| children = 3
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Gail Finney (August 16, 1959 – August 20, 2022) was an American businesswoman and politician who was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, who represented the 84th house district from 2009 until her death in 2022.
Background
Finney was born in Wichita, Kansas. She was a graduate of Southeast High School, had a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wichita State University and an MBA from Friends University.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140218191034/http://www.gailfinney.com/meet-gail.html Rep. Gail Finney Meet Gail]}} Retrieved June 29, 2009. She was a business owner.{{cite news|url = https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/20/kansas-state-rep-gail-finney-wichita-dies-age-63-after-health-issues/7854333001/|title = Longtime Wichita Rep. Gail Finney dies at 63. She was remembered by colleagues as a 'warrior.'|last = Bahl|first = Andrew|date = August 20, 2022|accessdate = August 20, 2022|newspaper = The Topeka Capital-Journal}}
Political career
Finney served on the Wichita Chamber of Commerce's Visioneering Racial, Diversity, Opportunities, and Harmony Board; the District 1 Advisory Board, Precinct Committee Woman, and the
Governor's Kansas African American Advisory Commission.
Death
After a series of health problems, Finney died on August 20, 2022, aged 63. She had undergone a kidney transplant earlier in the year. She was posthumously given the key to the city of Wichita.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-04 |title=Gail Finney posthumously given Key to City of Wichita |url=https://www.ksn.com/news/local/gail-finney-posthumously-given-key-to-city-of-wichita/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=KSN-TV |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gailfinney.com/index.html}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090904061655/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-house/searchHouse.do?rep=4441 Kansas Legislature – Gail Finney]
- [http://votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=18621 Project Vote Smart profile]
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Category:20th-century American businesswomen
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:African-American women in business
Category:African-American state legislators in Kansas
Category:21st-century African-American women politicians
Category:Businesspeople from Kansas
Category:Friends University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Politicians from Wichita, Kansas
Category:Wichita Southeast High School alumni
Category:Wichita State University alumni