Scott McCoy

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Sen. Scott McCoy

Member of the Utah State Senate from the 2^nd district
In office February 7, 2005 – present
Preceded by	Paula Julander

Born	August 19
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mark Barr ^[1]
Residence	Salt Lake City, UT
Occupation	Attorney
Website	www.senatormccoy.com

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).

1 Early life and career
2 Senate career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Early life and career

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 (J.D., 2001).

[edit] Senate career

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.^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

McCoy lives with his partner Mark Barr and was Utah's first ever openly gay state senator. He is, along with Representatives Jackie Biskupski and Christine Johnson, one of only three openly gay members of the Utah State Legislature. In 2004, he led the Don't Amend Alliance, the state-wide campaign against a proposed amendment to Utah's state constitution regarding eligibility for marriage. His re-election campaign won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.

McCoy is also known for his wry sense of humor. After Sen. Chris Buttars, on hearing of McCoy's appointment to the senate, asked "Who, the gay?!", McCoy quickly ordered a vanity plate for his car that read "THEGAY". ^[3]