Mike McGhee

Mike McGhee
Missouri House of Representatives, District 122
Former member
In office
2005 - 2013
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	35,915/year
Per diem	98.40/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	2010
First elected	2004
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Personal
Birthday	09/19/1947
Place of birth	Independence, Missouri
Profession	Farmer
Websites
Office website

Mike McGhee (b. September 19, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 122 from 2005 to 2013.

McGhee is a farmer and real estate investor.

He is a leader/counselor with the Boy Scouts of America, and a member of the Buckner Chamber of Commerce, First Baptist Church of Odessa, International 4-H Youth Exchange, Lafayette County Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McGhee served on these committees:

• Administration and Accounts, Chair
• Children and Families
• Economic Development
• Joint Committee on Corrections

Issues

No New Taxes Pledge

In Missouri for 2011, a minority of lawmakers signed the "No New Taxes Pledge." Only four out of 34 state Senate members signed the pledge. Out of 163 state House members, only 35 lawmakers have signed.

McGhee signed the pledge.

Committee assignments

• International Trade and Immigration
• Appropriations - General Administration
• Corrections and Public Institutions (Chairman)
• Job Creation and Economic Development
• Special Standing Committee on Children and Families
• Joint Committee on Corrections

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

McGhee ran in the 2012 election for Missouri State Senate, District 21. McGhee was defeated by incumbent David Pearce in the August 7 primary election.

Missouri State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Pearce Incumbent	65.2%	12,452
Mike McGhee	34.8%	6,653
Total Votes		19,105

2010

On November 2, 2010 McGhee won election to the Missouri House of Representatives.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 122 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mike McGhee (R)		9,543
Holmes Osborne (D)		4,733

2008

On November 04, 2008, Mike McGhee ran for District 122 of the Missouri House of Representatives, beating Beth Grubb.

Mike McGhee raised $43,848 for his campaign.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 122
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mike McGhee (R)		10,906	56.6%
Beth Grubb (D)		8,365	43.4%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, a year in which McGhee was up for re-election, he collected $35,838 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Imagine Schools Missouri Region	$5,000
Rural Telecommunications Cmte	$1,050
Friends of Tilley	$1,000
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562	$1,000

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Mike McGhee's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Steve A Flick Farm	$2,500
Lafayette County Republican Central CMTE	$1,948
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives	$1,000
129th Republican Legislative District CMTE	$1,000
Johnson County Republican Party	$1,000

Personal

McGhee is married and has 5 children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Missouri House of Representatives - Rep. Mike McGhee
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Missouri House of Representatives District 122 2005–2013	Succeeded by Steve Lynch (R)