Councilmember Kaylee May Law was elected to the Walnut City Council in 2024. She is a lifetime resident of Walnut and a proud alumna of Walnut Valley Unified School District. As a council member, Law is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of Walnut’s residents. Law values hearing directly from residents and encourages community members to email or contact her office to share concerns, ask questions, or discuss ideas that can help improve Walnut.
Honored to serve, Law represents Walnut on a variety of regional boards. She is the (24-25, 25-26) Women’s Caucus appointee to the California League of Cities Public Safety Policy Committee and E-bike legislation sub-committee. Law represents Walnut on the California Contract Cities Association Executive Board. Additionally, she is a presidential appointee to the Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee. Law is also honored to be the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments nominee to the SGV Metro Service Council. Through this work, she focuses on being a strong advocate for Walnut on the regional and state levels.
Professionally, Law has worked as a legal administrator for the Law Offices of James Wang, served on the board of directors for the Chinese American Association of Walnut and the Purist Group, and has experience working in the United States Congress, CA-40, during graduate school.
Law graduated with her Master's in Government from Johns Hopkins University at the age of 18. She holds a total of 5 degrees: three associate's degrees from Mt. San Antonio College, a Bachelor of Arts in Government with an emphasis in Legal Studies degree from Grand Canyon University, and a Master of Arts in Government degree from Johns Hopkins University. Her Master’s thesis was published by Johns Hopkins University Library, focusing on administrative law. Additionally, Law holds an executive education certificate from the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy. Law made history as the youngest official elected in the City of Walnut, in Los Angeles County, in the State of California, and the youngest Asian American elected official in the United States.