Mike McKay

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Mike McKay
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Maryland State Senate District 1
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Maryland House of Delegates District 1C
Successor: Terry Baker

Compensation

Base salary

$52,343/year

Per diem

$108/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Personal
Birthplace
Rockville, Md.
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Mike McKay (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

McKay (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Mike McKay was born in Rockville, Maryland. McKay's career experience includes owning Dryclean & Shirt Salon and Kentland Exxon Service Center and working as the president and CEO of Allegany Management Services, Inc. He served as the chair and president of the Mid-Atlantic Cleaners Association, as the past president of the Allegany Chamber of Commerce, and on the Legislative Committee of the Maryland Association of Counties.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McKay served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
Appropriations

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Elections

2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 1

Mike McKay defeated Michael Dreisbach in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike McKay (R)
 
73.4
 
33,258
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Michael Dreisbach (D)
 
26.5
 
11,995
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
78

Total votes: 45,331
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 1

Michael Dreisbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 1 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Michael Dreisbach
 
100.0
 
4,693

Total votes: 4,693
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 1

Mike McKay defeated Jake Shade in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 1 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike McKay
 
55.0
 
9,265
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Jake Shade Candidate Connection
 
45.0
 
7,581

Total votes: 16,846
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2018

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C

Incumbent Mike McKay defeated Dan DelMonte in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike McKay (R)
 
82.1
 
10,228
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Dan DelMonte (G)
 
17.5
 
2,177
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
54

Total votes: 12,459
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C

Incumbent Mike McKay defeated Nicole Alt-Myers and Jordan Lysczek in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike McKay
 
59.8
 
2,193
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Nicole Alt-Myers
 
32.7
 
1,198
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Jordan Lysczek
 
7.6
 
278

Total votes: 3,669
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Nick Scarpelli was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mike McKay defeated Ray Givens in the Republican primary. McKay defeated Scarpelli in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 1C, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike McKay 57.1% 6,388
     Democratic Nick Scarpelli 42.9% 4,809
Total Votes 11,197


Maryland House of Delegates, District 1C Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike McKay 56.2% 1,568
Ray Givens 43.8% 1,222
Total Votes 2,790

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

McKay's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Fiscal Responsibility

As your Delegate I will fight to reign in the continual over-spending we have been witnessing in Annapolis. According to Change Maryland, from 2007 to 2018, Marylander’s will have paid nearly $20 billion in additional taxes and fees stemming from 40 separate tax increases – an amount which is over and above the tax burden as it existed before 2007. This raid on Maryland taxpayers and businesses cannot continue.

Economic Development
As your Delegate I will strive to bring good paying jobs and businesses back to Western Maryland. Since 2007, nearly 31,000 Marylander’s fled to other states, the highest in the region, 6,500 small businesses have left or shut down, the second-highest in the region, and just three Fortune 500 companies remain in the state. This is a sharp contrast to 24 large corporate headquarters in Virginia and 23 in Pennsylvania. No State can be an economic engine while we continue to hemorrhage businesses, jobs and taxpayers.

Education
As your Delegate I will continue my commitment to providing the best education possible in Maryland. Maryland schools are ranked number one in spending, but I will do everything I can to see more funding goes directly into the classroom to the benefit of our children.

Transportation
As your Delegate I would seek to improve Maryland’s infrastructure needs, and that would be for all of Maryland which includes Allegany and Washington Counties. The Maryland House of Delegates passed an 87% increase on the gas tax earlier this year for supposed transportation needs. The big problem is that this bill will hurt Western Maryland families and business while ignoring our highway needs.

Gun Control
As your Delegate I would fight against any intrusions onto the Second Amendment rights of Maryland’s residents. I am adamantly opposed to legislation intended to impose more restrictive gun control measures on the citizens of Maryland. I will not turn my back on the law-abiding citizens who simply want to maintain and utilize their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. I actively opposed the restrictive gun bill (Senate Bill 281) during the 2013 Session of the Maryland General Assembly.

Environment
As your Delegate I will work to find a balance in protecting our state’s beautiful resources while also fostering jobs and preserving property rights. In 2012 the Maryland Department of Planning handed down new requirements on land development in the state named Plan Maryland. This so-called plan would have decimated private property rights in Allegany County in the name of preserving the Chesapeake Bay. I actively opposed this measure and was able to obtain changes more beneficial to Allegany County land owners.

Family Values
As your Delegate I will continue my involvement and leadership I fostering a better way of life for Maryland residents by standing with family values and ethics in our state laws.[5][6]

Campaign finance summary


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Mike McKay campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 1Won general$225,631 $191,775
2018Maryland House of Delegates District 1CWon general$60,430 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 1cWon $55,740 N/A**
Grand total$341,801 $191,775
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
George Edwards (R)
Maryland State Senate District 1
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Maryland House of Delegates District 1C
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Terry Baker (R)


Current members of the Maryland State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:William Ferguson
Majority Leader:Guy Guzzone
Minority Leader:Stephen Hershey
Senators
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Sara Love (D)
District 17
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C. Muse (D)
District 27
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Dawn Gile (D)
District 34
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Democratic Party (34)
Republican Party (13)



Current members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Adrienne Jones
Majority Leader:David Moon
Representatives
District 1A
District 1B
District 1C
District 2A
District 2B
District 3
Kris Fair (D)
Ken Kerr (D)
District 4
District 6
Bob Long (R)
District 7A
District 7B
District 8
District 9A
Chao Wu (D)
District 9B
District 11A
District 11B
District 12A
District 12B
District 13
District 15
Lily Qi (D)
District 16
District 17
Joe Vogel (D)
District 18
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District 27A
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District 29A
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District 33A
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District 33C
District 34A
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District 35A
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District 36
District 37A
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District 38A
District 38B
Vacant
District 38C
District 39
Greg Wims (D)
District 40
District 41
District 42A
District 42B
District 42C
District 43A
District 43B
District 44A
District 44B
District 45
District 46
District 47A
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Democratic Party (102)
Republican Party (38)
Vacancies (1)