Mike McKay

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Mike McKay
Maryland State Senate District 1
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor:George Edwards (R)
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 1C
Years in office: 2015 - 2023
Successor:Terry Baker (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Personal
Birthplace
Rockville, MD
Profession
Business owner
Contact

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

McKay (Republican Party) ran for election to theMaryland State Senate to representDistrict 1. He won in the general election onNovember 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

2025-2026

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

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

Sponsored legislation

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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 defeatedMichael Dreisbach in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

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

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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
✔Michael Dreisbach
 
100.0
 
4,693

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Total votes: 4,693
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 1

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

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

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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

IncumbentMike McKay defeatedDan DelMonte in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C on November 6, 2018.

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

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Total votes: 12,459
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C

IncumbentMike McKay defeatedNicole Alt-Myers andJordan Lysczek in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 1C on June 26, 2018.

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

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Total votes: 3,669
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2014

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for theMaryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thefiling deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014.Nick Scarpelli was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileMike McKay defeatedRay Givens in the Republican primary. McKay defeated Scarpelli in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 1C, General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngMike McKay57.1%6,388
    Democratic Nick Scarpelli42.9%4,809
Total Votes11,197


Maryland House of Delegates, District 1C Republican Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike McKay56.2%1,568
Ray Givens43.8%1,222
Total Votes2,790

Campaign themes

2022

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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:OpenSecrets, Federal 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 available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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    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)


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    Current members of theMaryland House of Delegates
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    Speaker of the House:Joseline Peña-Melnyk
    Majority Leader:David Moon
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