David McRae | |
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55th Treasurer of Mississippi | |
Assumed office January 9, 2020 | |
Governor | Tate Reeves |
Preceded by | Lynn Fitch |
Personal details | |
Born | 1981 (age 43–44) [1] Ridgeland,Mississippi |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Southern Methodist University (BA) Mississippi College (JD) |
David McRae is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,McRae has been Mississippi State Treasurer since 2020,having been elected in the 2019 election. Prior to entering politics,he worked for his family's business as a managing partner.
McRae is from Ridgeland,Mississippi. [1] He graduated from Jackson Preparatory School in 2000. [2] He graduated from Southern Methodist University and moved to California to work in film production. [1] He later returned to Mississippi to study at the Mississippi College School of Law,where he earned his Juris Doctor. [3] While in law school,he worked for Justice Jess Dickinson at the Mississippi Supreme Court. [3]
McRae's family owned the McRae's department stores. [4] McRae is a managing partner of McRae Investments for his family's business. [3] He is also a licensed attorney. [5]
A Republican,McRae ran for Mississippi State Treasurer in the 2015 election in the Republican primary against Lynn Fitch. [4] The primary was considered one of the most contested races of the cycle due to McRae's ability to self-fund his campaign and his hiring of veteran campaign consultants. [6] He was endorsed by Clark Reed,former chairman of the Mississippi GOP. [7] He lost 57% to 42%. [8]
McRae ran again for the office,announcing his candidacy in 2018. [9] He spent heavily in the primary against state senator Eugene Clarke,loaning himself $1.7 million. [10] He was endorsed by the outgoing Republican governor Phil Bryant. [4] He defeated Clarke in the primary and won the general election in November with 61% of the vote against Democrat Addie Lee Green. [11] [12]
McRae was sworn in as State Treasurer on January 9,2020. [13] He was sworn in to a second term on January 4,2024. [14]
McRae lives in Ridgeland,Mississippi. He is married and has three children. [3]
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