Nancy G. McLain

Nancy G. McLain
Arizona House of Representatives District 3
Former member
In office
2005-2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2004
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Personal
Birthday	January 17, 1945
Place of birth	Dearborn, MI
Profession	President, P.W. McClain, Incorporated
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Nancy G. McLain (b. January 17, 1945) is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 3rd District from 2005 until 2013. McLain ran for the Arizona State Senate in District 5 in the 2012, but was defeated in the primary election by Kelli Ward.

McLain is the President of P.W. McClain, Incorporated, and previously worked as an accountant with Thrall, Lavanty and Baseel, Certified Public Accountants.

She served as Director of the Mohac County Republican Central Commission from 2003-2004, and Treasurer of the San Bernadino County Republican Central Committee, 1995-1998.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Appropriations Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Banking and Insurance Committee, Arizona House of Representatives, Chair
• Transportation Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Capital Review Committee, Arizona State Legislature
• Federal Mandates Committee, Arizona State Legislature

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McLain served on these committees:

• Appropriations Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Banking and Insurance Committee, Arizona House of Representatives (Chair)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Arizona House of Representatives

Issues

McLain's answers to the Arizona State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are provided. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked her legislative priorities she replied:

"1)We must cut state spending in order to balance our budget. We have no more "gimmicks" to use. State spending has increased beyond what is necessary to provide basic government services. 2) Re-prioritize spending away from social programs to public safety and infrastructure -- the fundamental responsibilities of the state."

Legislation

McLain's sponsored bills include:

• HB 2106 - prohibit photo radar; state highways
• HB 2130 - campaign finance reports; penalty
• HB 2279 - state debt; expenditures; report
• HB 2400 - partial-birth abortions; definition

For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Nancy G. McLain endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

This is a map of the 5th legislative district of Arizona before and after the 2010 redistricting. The image also includes the partisan breakdown of the district.

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

McLain ran in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 5. She and Sam Scarmardo were defeated by Kelli Ward in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kelli Ward	42.2%	9,925
Sam Scarmardo	33.3%	7,832
Nancy McLain	24.5%	5,762
Total Votes		23,519

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

McLain won re-election to the 3rd district seat in 2010. She and fellow incumbent Doris Goodale won the August 24 primary election. They then won unopposed in the November 2 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Doris Goodale (R)		11,189
Nancy G. McLain (R)		9,668
Ray Cullison, II (R)		8,673

2008

On November 4, 2008, McLain and Doris Goodale were elected to the 3rd District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Pamela Durbin (D).

McLain raised $32,581 for the campaign, Goodale raised $42,267, and Durbin raised $34,892.

Arizona State House, District 3 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Doris Goodale (R)		36,177
Nancy G. McLain (R)		37,815
Pamela Durbin (D)		24,698

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, McLain raised $25,204 in contributions.

Her two largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Arizona Association Of Realtors	$1,500
Cox Communications	$1,000

2008

Below are McLain's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
AZ Assoc of Realtors	$500
AZ Medical Assoc	$500
AZ Dental Assoc	$400
Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Assoc	$390
Monique Culver	$390

Scorecards

Goldwater Institute

See also: Goldwater Institute's Legislative Report Card

The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.

2012

McLain received a score of 59 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of C+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 3 higher than her score on the 2011 report card. McLain’s 59 in 2012 was tied for the 36th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Personal

McLain has a husband Paul.

External links

Suggest a link

• Nancy McLain's personal website
• Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Nancy G. McLain
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart bio
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Arizona State House District 3 2005–2013	Succeeded by NA