Civil engineer and West Virginia state legislator elected to US Congress in 2010, succeeding Alan Mollohan. Conservative Republican; anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-gun rights. Campaigned calling for lower taxes, less regulation, fewer lawsuits, balanced budgets, and repeal of 2010 health care reform.
[1] St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Wheeling, WV.
Wife: Mary Gerkin (nurse, four adult children)
University: BS Civil Engineering, Purdue University
US Congressman, West Virginia 1st (2011-)
West Virginia Republican Party Chair (1990-94)
West Virginia State House of Delegates 3rd (1981-94)
McKinley and Associates Owner (1981-2010)
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
National Society of Professional Engineers
John McCain 2008
National Republican Congressional Committee
Republican National Committee
Global Warming Skeptics
Official Website:
http://www.mckinley2012.com/
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