Kay Halloran

Kathleen Halloran Chapman, (born January 19, 1937), known as Kay Chapman or Kay Halloran, is an American politician and attorney who served as Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2006 to 2009.[1]

Kay Halloran
Mayor of Cedar Rapids
In office
2006–2009
Preceded byPaul Pate
Succeeded byRon Corbett
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 56th district
49th (1983–1992)
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 7, 2001
Personal details
Born (1937-01-19) January 19, 1937
Estherville, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAllen R. Chapman
Children2
Alma materState University of Iowa (BA, JD)
OccupationLawyer

Early life and education

Halloran was born on January 19, 1937, in Estherville, Iowa. She graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the State University of Iowa.[2] She later returned to her alma mater to earn a Juris Doctor.[3]

Career

A Democrat, she previously served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives,[4][5] and a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[6] an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

Kay Halloran (far right) with George W. Bush after the Iowa flood of 2008.

Halloran was the first woman to enter into private law practice in Cedar Rapids, and the city's second female mayor. Halloran opted not to run for re-election after being diagnosed with breast cancer.[7]

References
  1. "State Representative".
  2. Mehaffey, Trish. "New rule allows Iowa's retired attorneys, students to help legal aid offices". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "Collection: Kathleen Halloran Chapman papers | ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa". aspace.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. Kay Halloran (Kathleen Chapman) Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "City of Cedar Rapids - Mayor and City Council". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-02-19. Retrieved on February 19, 2008
  6. "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved on June 18, 2007
  7. Smith, Rick. "Cancer keeps Mayor Kay Halloran out of the race". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-04-25.


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