Dan McKay

Dan McKay's first job was cleaning a church, work he kept from high school into his first year of college.¹ He later helped establish the Avoyelles Parish Little League and coached teenage boys for eight years.² He and his wife, Adrienne, have three children and six grandchildren.¹

Born in Monroe and raised in Mangham, McKay served in the Army and later commanded a Reserve unit in Baton Rouge while attending law school.¹ His work before legal practice included broadcasting, construction and the offshore oil industry.¹ He graduated from LSU's law school and was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1980.²

McKay describes more than 45 years in a general law practice in Avoyelles Parish, including 15 years as a public defender and more than 11 as an assistant district attorney.¹ His work has also included serving as town attorney for Bunkie, Hessmer and Evergreen, and two terms as president of the Bunkie Rotary Club.¹

He emphasizes constitutional checks, church and state separation, free elections, healthcare access and privacy, while supporting women's authority over medical decisions.¹ He faces candidates including Democrat Antonio Wilson and Republicans Misti Cordell and Stewart Cathey Jr. in the nine person field.³ The November 3 open primary can produce a December 12 runoff.⁴