Brian McKay is an American attorney and politician who served as the 28th Nevada Attorney General from 1983 to 1991. McKay also served as chairman of the Nevada Republican Party from 1992 to 1995.
After law school, McKay became a Deputy Attorney General, working there for four years. McKay represented the Colorado River Commission, served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and was special counsel for the University of Nevada.[1]
McKay joined the Advisory Policy Board of the National Crime Information Center in 1985, serving three terms.[1]
McKay was elected Nevada's Attorney General in 1982, defeating Democrat B. Mahlon Brownn the former U.S. attorney for Nevada.[2] McKay was re-elected in 1986 against Clark County District Attorney Roy A. Woofter.[3]
During his first Christmas as Attorney General, McKay issued an advisory opinion in response to questions by Nevada children and confirmed that Santa Clause is indeed real.[4]
After leaving office, McKay served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission and as the chair of the Nevada Republican Party from 1992 to 1995.[1] As chairman, McKay filed complaints against the Nevada Democratic Party with the FEC for financial disclosure violations.[7]
brian, mckay, american, attorney, politician, served, 28th, nevada, attorney, general, from, 1983, 1991, mckay, also, served, chairman, nevada, republican, party, from, 1992, 1995, 31st, attorney, general, nevadain, office, january, 1983, january, 1991preceded. Brian McKay is an American attorney and politician who served as the 28th Nevada Attorney General from 1983 to 1991 McKay also served as chairman of the Nevada Republican Party from 1992 to 1995 Brian McKay31st Attorney General of NevadaIn office January 3 1983 January 7 1991Preceded byRichard BryanSucceeded byFrankie Sue Del PapaPersonal detailsBorn1945Political partyRepublicanEducationColgate UniversityAlbany Law School JD Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editMckay was born in Billings Montana in 1945 He served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1969 After his discharge McKay attended Colgate University graduating in 1971 and received a Juris Doctor from the Albany Law School in 1974 1 Career editAfter law school McKay became a Deputy Attorney General working there for four years McKay represented the Colorado River Commission served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission and was special counsel for the University of Nevada 1 McKay joined the Advisory Policy Board of the National Crime Information Center in 1985 serving three terms 1 McKay was elected Nevada s Attorney General in 1982 defeating Democrat B Mahlon Brownn the former U S attorney for Nevada 2 McKay was re elected in 1986 against Clark County District Attorney Roy A Woofter 3 During his first Christmas as Attorney General McKay issued an advisory opinion in response to questions by Nevada children and confirmed that Santa Clause is indeed real 4 In April 1987 McKay represented Nevada at the United States Supreme Court in Sumner v Shuman in which the court held that a death sentence cannot be mandatory 5 6 After leaving office McKay served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission and as the chair of the Nevada Republican Party from 1992 to 1995 1 As chairman McKay filed complaints against the Nevada Democratic Party with the FEC for financial disclosure violations 7 References edit a b c d Brian McKay 28th Nevada Attorney General PDF Nevada Attorney General s Office Retrieved February 9 2021 FBI Reviewing Record Request In 82 Campaign The Washington Post Archived from the original on 2017 08 28 1986 Attorney General General Election Results Nevada Cafferat Patricia October 14 2014 Christmas in Nevada University of Nevada Press pp 144 145 ISBN 9780874179507 Transcript Taylor Stuart June 23 1987 Court Eliminates Mandatory Death Sentence New York Times Retrieved 13 February 2022 FEC ComplaintExternal links editLegal offices Preceded byRichard Bryan Attorney General of NevadaJanuary 3 1983 January 7 1991 Succeeded byFrankie Sue Del Papa nbsp nbsp This article about a Nevada politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This American law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian McKay amp oldid 1223464592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
