# Dan McCay

Dan McCay is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6540aa74-9456-4b29-9b56-cadd31104db2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6540aa74-9456-4b29-9b56-cadd31104db2 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

McCay sits at +0.83 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Republicans.

## What McCay says (UT 2025–26 session)

3,331 classified statements: 3,331 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McCay | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.3% | 111 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.8% | 9.5% | 156 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 17.3% | 37.3% | 301 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.3% | 241 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 1.6% | 15.4% | 316 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 117 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 24% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Law 9.9% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Housing and Community Development 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.83 (standard error 0.02), from 42 donors and 1,041 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 90.5% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 95.7% (91.6%). 43 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 24 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 55. 88.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 8 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 78: Property Tax Relief Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB78/
- SJR 3: Joint Resolution Amending Rules Relating to the Practice of Law (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR3/
- SJR 18: Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Legislative Duties (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR18/
- SB 273: License Plate Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB273/
- SB 262: Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB262/
- SB 97: Tax Revenue Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB97/
- SB 321: Municipal Election Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB321/
- SB 202: Mowing Ordinance Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB202/
- SB 167: Reintegration for Disciplined Students (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB167/
- SB 148: General Oversight Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB148/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $130.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113734001404121435
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113308107367764081
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113366081146634320
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2112745015877517631
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2112904584754835729
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2112937427237322867
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113001581805552102
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2113019765271011530
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2112337354954600735
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor/status/2112346662522007774

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/MCCAYD/
- X: https://x.com/danmccay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqV7oDrZ2xi8VAzbdcYIPg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mccay-1813792/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6540aa74-9456-4b29-9b56-cadd31104db2