Gay Kernan

Gay Kernan
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 42nd district
In office
2002 – August 1, 2023
Preceded byShirley Bailey
Succeeded bySteven McCutcheon II
Personal details
Born1947 (age 78–79)
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (BA)
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Gay G. Kernan (born 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 42 beginning with her 2002 appointment by Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Shirley Bailey.

On July 3, 2023, Kernan revealed that she would step down from the Senate effective August 1 due to health reasons.