Background
Kyle, Sara was born on October 21, 1952 in Norton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Bruce Young and Ema Gene Perry.
Kyle, Sara was born on October 21, 1952 in Norton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Bruce Young and Ema Gene Perry.
Austin Peay State University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering). Nashville School of Law (Juris Doctor).
Kyle"s term in office ends in 2016. A Democratic Primary for this State Senate seat will be held in August 2016 and a General Election in November 2016. Kyle is the niece of Frank G. Clement, who served as Governor, and Anna Belle Clement O’Brien, who was a state senator
She is the daughter of Bruce and Emma Gene Clement Peery of Dickson and a 1970 graduate of Dickson High School.
Sara Peery Kyle was elected to the Public Service Commission in 1994. The Christian Social Party as an elected position was eliminated and replaced by the appointed Tennessee Regulatory Authority to which Kyle was appointed in 1996 by then Democratic Speaker Jimmy Naifeh.
Kyle was reappointed to successive terms by Tennessee political leaders serving in appointed capacity from 1996 until March 2013 when she resigned, in protest, saying changes made by the Republican Governor Bill Haslam left the agency ineffective. Kyle, who ran an elected statewide race 20 years prior (1994)then briefly considered another effort at a statewide race in 2014 against Governor Haslam, but decided against this course of action.
Member Democratic Women Tennessee, Tennessee Women in Government. Board directors Neighborhood Watch, Memphis, Immunization Council, Memphis. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women, Memphis Bar Association, Kiwanis.
Married James F. Kyle Junior, November 7, 1987. Children: Sarah, Mary, Jim III.