Scott McCoy
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| Scott McCoy | |
| Utah State Senator | |
|---|---|
| In office | |
| February 7, 2005 – Current | |
| Preceded by | Paula Julander |
| Born | August 19 |
| Residence | Salt Lake City |
| Constituency | State Senate, District 2 |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Scott McCoy is an American politician and attorney from Utah. A Democrat, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 2nd senate district in Salt Lake City (map).
He was appointed to the seat by Utah Democratic Party delegates in February 2005, following the resignation of Senator Paula Julander on health grounds. He beat Julander's husband - longtime party leader Rod Julander - by 44 votes to 41 in the final selection vote. His appointment was then formalized by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.. He ran for re-election in 2006 and faced little opposition in this reliably Democratic district, defeating his Republican opponent by more than two-to-one.
McCoy is an attorney specializing in commercial, antitrust and federal securities litigation. From January 2002 to March 2003, he served as law clerk to Justice Leonard H. Russon of the Utah Supreme Court. He had previously practised law for a Wall Street firm. He was educated at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri (B.A., 1992), George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (M.A., 1994) and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City (2001).
McCoy lives with his partner Mark Barr and was Utah's first ever openly gay state senator. He is, along with Jackie Biskupski, one of only two gay members of the Utah State Legislature. In 2004, he led the Don't Amend Alliance, the state-wide campaign against Utah's anti-gay marriage amendment (Amendment 3). His re-election campaign won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
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