Kelda Roys' Biography
- State Senate (WI) - District 26, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Room 3 South
State Capitol
Post Office Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707
Full Name:
Kelda Helen Roys
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Dan; 2 Children; 2 Step-Children
Birth Date:
06/24/1979
Birth Place:
Marshfield, WI
Home City:
Madison, WI
JD, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2001-2004
BA, Politics/Drama/Cultural Studies, New York University, 1997-2000, Grade Point Average of 3.8
Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 26, 2021-present
Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate, District 26, 2020
Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin, 2018
Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2008-2013
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2012
Member, Administrative Rules Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Government Operations Committee
Member, Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
Member, Joint Committee on Finance
No caucus information on file.
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, OpenHomes, 2013-present
Employee, Wisconsin Innocence Project (WIP)
Attorney, Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, Service Corporation, 2010-2013
Executive Director, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Wisconsin, 2004-2008
Real Estate Salesperson, The Marketing Directors, 1999-2001
Co-Chair, Economic Impact & Policy Committee, Clean Lakes Alliance, 2020-present
Commissioner, Community Development Authority, City of Madison, 2019-present
Member, TEMPO Madison Board of Directors, 2013-present
Member, Wisconsin State Bar Association, 2004-present
Member, Legal Association for Women, 2003-present
Member, Board of Directors, Public Interest Law Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, Sherman Neighborhood Association
Vice-Chair, Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
Trainer/Advisor, Emerge Wisconsin
Member, Legal Services Committee, State Bar of Wisconsin
Volunteer, The River Food Pantry
Attorney, Wills for Heroes
Co-Chair, Capital Campaign, Creative Learning Preschool & Childcare Center, 2014-2016
Member, Common Cause Board of Directors, 2012-2016
Member, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Board of Directors, 2011-2014
Member, Wisconsin Women's Council Board of Directors, 2009-2011
Member, Board of Directors, Madison Repertory Theater, 2007-2009
Member, Dane County Democratic Party Board of Directors, 2005-2008
Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin, 2001-2004