Thomas McKay

Thomas McKay

Republican Party

Prior offices

Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Successor: Dan Saddler

Predecessor: Charles Kopp

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Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Predecessor: David Nelson

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Education

Bachelor's

Montana Tech, 1980

Graduate

University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2000

Personal

Profession

Engineer

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Thomas McKay (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 15. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. He left office on January 21, 2025.

McKay (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District H. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

McKay also ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 15. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 20, 2024.

Biography

Thomas McKay lives in Anchorage, Alaska. McKay earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech in 1980 and an M.S. in environmental engineering from the University of Alaska at Anchorage in 2000. His career experience includes working as a petroleum engineer for companies such as Amoco, ARCO Alaska, ConocoPhillips, and BlueCrest Energy Alaska. McKay served as Chairman of the Alaska Republican Party.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

• House Community & Regional Affairs Committee
• House Education Committee
• House Resources Committee, Chair
• House Transportation Committee

2021-2022

McKay was assigned to the following committees:

• House Resources Committee
• House Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

State Senate

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District H

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Matt Claman in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Matt Claman	55.2	9,924	0	Won (1)
		Liz Vazquez	44.5	7,989	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	53	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,966
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas McKay (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District H

Incumbent Matt Claman, Thomas McKay, and Liz Vazquez advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District H on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Claman (D)	60.1	4,036
✔		Thomas McKay (R)	20.7	1,393
✔		Liz Vazquez (R)	19.2	1,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,716
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McKay in this election.

State House

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mia Costello in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mia Costello	51.5	4,543	0	Won (1)
		Denny Wells	45.5	4,014	0	1
		Dustin Darden	2.7	242	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	17	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,816
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Mia Costello, Denny Wells, and Dustin Darden advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mia Costello (R)	50.0	1,545
✔		Denny Wells (D)	45.6	1,408
✔		Dustin Darden (D)	4.4	136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,089
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas McKay (R)

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Thomas McKay in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Thomas McKay	50.1	3,485	645	Won (2)
		Denny Wells	49.9	3,476	91	2
	Submit photo	David Eibeck	0.0	0	-1,040	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Thomas McKay	39.1	2,840	0	Won (2)
		Denny Wells	46.6	3,385	0	2
	Submit photo	David Eibeck	14.3	1,040	0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,265
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Thomas McKay, Denny Wells, and David Eibeck advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 15 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas McKay (R)	44.3	2,339
✔		Denny Wells (D)	44.2	2,333
✔	Submit photo	David Eibeck (R)	11.5	605

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,277
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2020

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Thomas McKay defeated Sue Levi in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 24 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas McKay (R)	56.3	5,617
		Sue Levi (D)	43.4	4,329
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	30

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,976
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Thomas McKay defeated incumbent Charles Kopp in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas McKay	60.8	1,737
		Charles Kopp	39.2	1,121

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,858
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24

Sue Levi advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 24 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sue Levi	100.0	1,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,661
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Thomas McKay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Thomas McKay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Thomas McKay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Thomas McKay campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska State Senate District H	Withdrew general	$39,100	$31,704
2022	Alaska House of Representatives District 15	Won general	$45,000	$46,559
2020	Alaska House of Representatives District 24	Won general	$59,623	N/A**
Grand total			$143,723	$78,262
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15.

2023

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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 18.

2021

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In 2021, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 19. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by David Nelson (R)	Alaska House of Representatives District 15 2023-2025	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Charles Kopp (R)	Alaska House of Representatives District 24 2021-2023	Succeeded by Dan Saddler (R)

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Shelley Hughes (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Mike Shower (R)

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (9)

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Current members of the Alaska House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Bryce Edgmon

Majority Leader:Dan Saddler

Minority Leader:Calvin Schrage

Representatives

District 1

Jeremy Bynum (R)

District 2

Rebecca Himschoot (N)

District 3

Andi Story (D)

District 4

Sara Hannan (D)

District 5

Louise Stutes (R)

District 6

Sarah Vance (R)

District 7

Justin Ruffridge (R)

District 8

Bill Elam (R)

District 9

Ky Holland (N)

District 10

Charles Kopp (R)

District 11

Julie Coulombe (R)

District 12

Calvin Schrage (N)

District 13

Andrew Josephson (D)

District 14

Alyse Galvin (N)

District 15

Mia Costello (R)

District 16

Carolyn Hall (D)

District 17

Zack Fields (D)

District 18

David Nelson (R)

District 19

Genevieve Mina (D)

District 20

Andrew Gray (D)

District 21

Donna Mears (D)

District 22

Ted Eischeid (D)

District 23

Jamie Allard (R)

District 24

Dan Saddler (R)

District 25

DeLena Johnson (R)

District 26

Cathy Tilton (R)

District 27

Jubilee Underwood (R)

District 28

Elexie Moore (R)

District 29

George Rauscher (R)

District 30

Kevin McCabe (R)

District 31

Maxine Dibert (D)

District 32

Will Stapp (R)

District 33

Glenn Prax (R)

District 34

Frank Tomaszewski (R)

District 35

Ashley Carrick (D)

District 36

Becky Schwanke (R)

District 37

Bryce Edgmon (U)

District 38

Nellie Jimmie (D)

District 39

Neal Foster (D)

District 40

Robyn Burke (D)

Republican Party (21)

Democratic Party (14)

Nonpartisan (4)

Undeclared (1)