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Mike McLane
Image of Mike McLane
Oregon State Senate District 30
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 55
Predecessor: George Gilman

Oregon 22nd Judicial District Circuit Courts

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Oregon State University, 1987

Law

Lewis & Clark School of Law

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Mike McLane (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

McLane (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon State Senate to represent District 30. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 21, 2024. He advanced as a write-in from the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

Biography

McLane earned his B.S. in agricultural resource economics from Oregon State University in 1987 and his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School. His career experience includes working as an attorney, circuit court judge, and law clerk for the Oregon Supreme Court.[1] He also co-founded a publishing company, where he worked as CEO. McLane co-authored the children's book Wooden Teeth and Jelly Beans. He was an officer in the Oregon Air National Guard as a staff judge advocate. McLane served in the Army National Guard.[2]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

McLane was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McLane served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McLane served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 30

Mike McLane won election in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 30 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike McLane
Mike McLane (R / D)
 
98.4
 
56,886
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
946

Total votes: 57,832
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 30

Mike McLane advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 30 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike McLane
Mike McLane (Write-in)
 
23.7
 
131
 Other/Write-in votes
 
76.3
 
422

Total votes: 553
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 30

Mike McLane defeated Douglas Muck and Robert Neuman in the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 30 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike McLane
Mike McLane
 
67.3
 
13,332
Douglas Muck
 
24.3
 
4,808
Robert Neuman
 
8.1
 
1,598
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
62

Total votes: 19,800
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, McLane cross-filed to also run as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[3]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent Mike McLane defeated Karen Rippberger in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike McLane
Mike McLane (R)
 
73.2
 
23,832
Karen Rippberger (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.7
 
8,694
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
37

Total votes: 32,563
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Karen Rippberger advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Karen Rippberger Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,847

Total votes: 2,847
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent Mike McLane defeated Theresa Denham in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike McLane
Mike McLane
 
100.0
 
7,657
Theresa Denham
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 7,657
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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Mike McLane defeated Brie Malarkey in the Oregon House of Representatives District 55 general election.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike McLane Incumbent 75.82% 24,938
     Democratic Brie Malarkey 24.18% 7,951
Total Votes 32,889
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Brie Malarkey ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 55 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brie Malarkey  (unopposed)


Incumbent Mike McLane ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 55 Republican primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike McLane Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Richard Phay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mike McLane was unopposed in the Republican primary. Frank W. Brannen ran as a Libertarian candidate. McLane defeated Phay and Brannen in the general election.[8][9][10]

Oregon House of Representatives District 55, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike McLane Incumbent 72.4% 17,689
     Democratic Richard V. Phay 22% 5,369
     Libertarian Frank W. Brannen 5.4% 1,310
     None Miscellaneous 0.3% 70
Total Votes 24,438

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

McLane won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55. McLane was unopposed in the May 15 Republican primary and defeated John Huddle (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 55, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike McLane Incumbent 68.1% 18,836
     Democratic John Huddle 31.9% 8,842
Total Votes 27,678

2010

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2010

McLane had no opponent in the November 2 general election.[14][15]

Oregon State House, District 55
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike McLane (R) 17,204

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary


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Mike McLane campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon State Senate District 30Won general$298,312 $229,730
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 55Won general$681,367 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 55Won $916,435 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 55Won $675,605 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 55Won $226,270 N/A**
2010Oregon State House, District 55Won $92,407 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2011

Personal

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When he served in the state House, McLane and his wife, Holly, had three children.[2]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Lynn Findley (R)
Oregon State Senate District 30
2025-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Oregon 22nd Judicial District Circuit Courts
2019-2021
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
George Gilman (R)
Oregon House of Representatives District 55
2011-2019
Succeeded by
Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)



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