Mara Gay【 Wikipedia Biography 】Husband, Age, Married, Parents, Bio

Personal Details Summary
Name	Mara Gay
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB	September 10, 1989. As of 2024, she is around 35 years old.
Mara Gay Parents	Alvin Gay (father) ; Patricia Gay (mother)
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner	Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Children / No. of Kids	2
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race	Mixed
Nationality	American

Wiki Bio / Profile Background

Introduction :

Mara Gay is a popular American journalist and editor, well known for her work with the The New York Times editorial board.
Prior to her tenure at The New York Times, Mara made significant contributions as a Wall Street Journal City Hall journalist, covering key power figures like Mayors Bill de Blasio and Michael Bloomberg.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Mara Gay was born on September 10, 1989, in Yardley, Pennsylvania. She was raised in Westchester, New York, by her parents – Father, Alvin Gay, and mother, Patricia Gay.
Her family background reflects a mixed-race heritage, with her father being Afro-American and her mother being white.

Mara is happily married to her husband, Doug Jacker. The couple got engaged in 2010 and tied the knot in 2011. They are proud parents of two daughters, although their names remain undisclosed. The family currently resides in a spacious home in New York.

Family History :

Coming from different races, Mara’s parents made a courageous decision to love each other, which she considers the greatest act of political courage. The setting was 1970s Detroit, known as the most segregated city in the country.

Her maternal grandmother, a single mother in the 1950s, practiced redlining in real estate in Detroit.
Mara’s paternal grandfather worked his way through Wayne State University Law School, pasting law book pages inside his jacket to study while working on Ford’s assembly line.
Her paternal grandmother explicitly opposed her son marrying a black woman. In over 30 years of marriage, Mara’s parents experienced discrimination in housing, restaurants, and from friends and family.

Eventually, to escape Detroit’s tensions, Mara’s parents moved to New York City, where Mara was born and raised.

Education, Qualifications & Certifications :

She then attended Johns Hopkins University and later obtained her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan, a research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Career, Salary and Net Worth :

Mara commenced her career as a staff editor and fellow at The Atlantic in Washington, DC, immediately after graduating from college.

She served as a breaking news reporter for AQL News from January 2010 to May 2011 and then joined The Daily in 2011 as a national enterprise reporter.
Later, Mara worked for five years on the editorial staff of The Wall Street Journal, where she eventually became the City Hall bureau chief.
Since 2018, Mara has been a prominent news journalist for MSNBC.

She has also contributed to The New York Daily News, The Atlantic, and The Daily, a digital newspaper owned by News Corp.
Apart from her journalism career, Mara is known for her philanthropy work, particularly her love for dogs.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

Mara has run a marathon to raise funds for cancer patients.
She disclosed being a survivor of s**ual assault and openly discussed her experiences in one of her articles.
Mara had tested positive for COVID-19 and shared her ongoing struggles with lingering symptoms, including weakness, pneumonia, decreased stamina, and the need for inhalers. During her long COVID recovery, she received from friends, including her college roommate Chelsea, who is a healthcare worker.

In 2021, Gay stirred controversy by expressing her discomfort at the sight of “dozens of American flags” flown by Donald Trump supporters during a trip to Long Island.
Is Mara Gay related to Marvin Gaye? : No