RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Mike McKay

Maryland State Senator, District 1 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 1Born 1969

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 38; 99 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.6%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 79%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +37.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Executive Nominations
Judicial Proceedings

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 99 sponsored · 38 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 747 Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction and Mandatory Insurance Coverage
Assessments · Became law May 2026

SB 691 Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses
Agents and Brokers · Became law May 2026

SB 802 Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026
Alcoholic Beverages · Became law May 2026

SB 745 Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
Autism Spectrum · Became law May 2026

SB 194 Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services · Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McKay sits in the Maryland State Senate

McKay is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Bryan Simonaire, J.B. Jennings, Mary Beth Carozza

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET

With McKay’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans79%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Maryland State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McKay’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	McKay	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 27, 2026	HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 28–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 594: Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations	No	No	Yes	Passed 38–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 12: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 35–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 141: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants	No	No	Yes	Passed 32–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1249: Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 36–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time McKay was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland House of Delegates, District 1C Maryland State Senate, District 1

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Maryland Legislative District 1	Won	R+37.5	R+45.4	−7.9
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 1	Won	R+46.9	—	—
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-1C	Won	R+64.6	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-1C	Won	R+14.1	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-1C (primary)	Won	+12.4	—	—