# Gail Finney

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**Gail Finney** (August 16, 1959 – August 20, 2022) was an American businesswoman and politician who was a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Kansas House of Representatives](/source/Kansas_House_of_Representatives), who represented the 84th house district from 2009 until her death in 2022.

## Background

Finney was born in [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas). She was a graduate of [Southeast High School](/source/Wichita_Southeast_High_School), had a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [Wichita State University](/source/Wichita_State_University) and an MBA from [Friends University](/source/Friends_University).[1] She was a business owner.[2]

## 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.[2] She was posthumously given the [key to the city](/source/Key_to_the_City) of [Wichita](/source/Wichita,_Kansas).[3]

## References

1. [Rep. Gail Finney *Meet Gail*](https://archive.today/20140218191034/http://www.gailfinney.com/meet-gail.html) Retrieved June 29, 2009.

1. Bahl, Andrew (August 20, 2022). ["Longtime Wichita Rep. Gail Finney dies at 63. She was remembered by colleagues as a 'warrior.'"](https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/20/kansas-state-rep-gail-finney-wichita-dies-age-63-after-health-issues/7854333001/). *[The Topeka Capital-Journal](/source/The_Topeka_Capital-Journal)*. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

1. ["Gail Finney posthumously given Key to City of Wichita"](https://www.ksn.com/news/local/gail-finney-posthumously-given-key-to-city-of-wichita/). *KSN-TV*. 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.gailfinney.com/index.html)
- [Kansas Legislature – Gail Finney](https://web.archive.org/web/20090904061655/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-house/searchHouse.do?rep=4441)
- [Project Vote Smart profile](http://votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=18621)

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