Daniel McCay

Daniel McCay^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 41 since January 1, 2013. McCay was appointed by Governor of Utah Gary Herbert to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Carl Wimmer.^[3]

Early Life and Career

McCay earned his BEd and MEd from Utah State University, and later earned a JD from Willamette University.^[4] McCay lives in Riverton, Utah with his wife, Tawnee, and their six young children.^[5] McCay is a Vice President at Suburban Land Reserve.^[6] Mr. McCay earned a degree in Education from Utah State University.^[7]

Political career

• 2012 Redistricted to District 41, and with incumbent Republican Representative Todd Kiser leaving the Legislature and leaving the seat open, McCay was chosen from two candidates by the Republican convention and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,658 votes.^[8]
• 2014 McCay was unopposed for the June 24, 2014 Republican Primary and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 6,685 votes (70.5%) against Democraticnominee Colleen Bliss.^[9]

During the 2016 legislative session, Representative McCay served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Education Committee, and the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. During the interim, McCay serves on the Education Interim Committee and the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee. He also works on the Legislative Information Technology Steering Committee and the Utah Tax Review Commission.^[4] Mr. McCay is a conservative Republican.^[10]

2016 Sponsored Legislation

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In 2014, representative McCay floor sponsored a lot of bills. Among these bills were SB0015 Apportionment of Business Income Amendments, SB0016 Tax Credit Amendments, SB0043S01 Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Public Schools, SB0112 Property Tax Assessment Amount Amendments, SB0120 Property Tax Notice Amendments, SB0129 Driving Privilege Card Amendments, SB0155S05 Indigent Defense, SB0165 Public Education Appointment and Hiring, SB0176S03 Office of the State Board of Education Employment Amendments, SB0244S02 School Funding Provisions, and SB0245 Personal Property Amendments

References

External links

• Official page at the Utah State Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Dan McCay at Ballotpedia
• Dan McCay at the National Institute on Money in State Politics