Background
Kay was born in Saint John, Kansas and attended primary schooling there while helping his father on the family farm.
chairman Governor of Kansas politician
Kay was born in Saint John, Kansas and attended primary schooling there while helping his father on the family farm.
A Republican, he served in the Kansas House of Representatives. He attended the University of Kansas, where he played college football, captaining the 1953 team He also served in the United States Army.
He was later an insurance executive.
Kay was the Republican candidate for Governor of Kansas in the 1972 gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Governor Robert Docking. At that time he was serving as majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives.
From January 1979 to June 27, 1982, he served as the Kansas Republican Party chairman.