Kelda Roys

Kelda Roys (born June 24, 1979) is an attorney, an entrepreneur, a real estate broker, and a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. She represented the 81st Assembly District from 2008 until 2013, and during the 2011-2013 session, served as Minority Caucus Chair. In September 2011, ran for Congress in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, a race she lost in August 2012. She left the Assembly when her second term ended in 2013.

Early life and education

Roys attended New York University where she designed her own major in politics, drama, and cultural studies, and received a B.A. degree in 2000. She received a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School, focusing on civil rights and international law, and was a participant in the Wisconsin Innocence Project.

Career

Law

During and after college, Roys worked full time as a real estate agent at The Marketing Directors, Inc. During law school, she worked at several international law firms, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and a firm in Istanbul, Turkey. After law school, she served for four years as the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin.