Mike McLane

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Mike McLane
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2025

Michael R. McLane is an American politician and lawyer currently serving in the Oregon State Senate. A member of the Republican Party, he represents the 30th district, which covers a large portion of Southeastern Oregon. He previously served as a judge in the Jefferson and Crook County Circuit Court from 2019 until 2021, and in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.

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Early life and education

Born in Condon, Oregon, McLane graduated from Condon High School in 1983, and then from Oregon State University with a degree in Agricultural Resource Economics in 1987. [1]

He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Lewis & Clark Law School and clerked for Justice W. Michael Gillette at the Oregon Supreme Court. [1]

Career

McLane worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney's office and has assisted with prosecutions in Multnomah County Circuit Court, as well as federal court. He worked at the law firms Stoel Rives and Miller Nash, before co-founding Lynch, Conger McLane in 2016. McLane also has experience serving as a circuit judge pro tem in Deschutes County, Oregon. [2]

McLane co-founded a publishing company that produced the Flying Rhino children's book series, which led to the Flying Rhino Junior High Saturday morning cartoon series. [3]

Oregon House of Representatives

McLane was elected to the Oregon House in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. [2] He served as the Republican Leader in the Oregon House from January 2013 to January 2019. He stepped down from the leadership position after the November 2018 elections, but retained his seat.

Judge

After the retirement of Daniel J. Ahern, McLane was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace him on the 22nd Circuit Court, which comprises Jefferson and Crook Counties. [4] [5] He resigned his seat on the legislature on July 1, 2021.

In 2021 McLane resigned from the court and returned to private practice. [6]

Oregon State Senate

In November 2023, McLane announced his candidacy for the Oregon State Senate in district 30 for the 2024 election. [7] Incumbent Senator Lynn Findley was rendered ineligible to run for re-election due to his participation in the 2023 Oregon Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113, which denied eligibility to run for re-election to any state legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences in a legislative session. [8] McLane defeated rancher Douglas Muck and former soil and water district director Robert Neuman in the primary election. [9] [10] He ran unopposed in the general election and was officially declared the winner after the November general election. [11]

In the 2025 session, McLane was appointed vice-chair of the Finance and Revenue Committee and co-vice chair of the Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures. He was also appointed to the Judiciary Committee and the Joint Committees on Legislative Counsel, Ways and Means, and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction. [12] [13]

Military career

McLane currently serves as a colonel in the Oregon Air National Guard. He previously served as an Oregon Air Guardsman at the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, an F-15 training base in Klamath Falls. Prior to his service in the Oregon Air Guard, McLane was an officer in the 41st Infantry Brigade in the Oregon Army National Guard. [14]

Personal life

McLane, his wife Holly, and their three children live on a small farm in Powell Butte, near Bend. [1]

Electoral history

2024 Oregon State Senator, 30th district [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 56,886 98.4
Write-in 9461.6
Total votes57,832 100%
2018 Oregon state representative, 55th district [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 23,832 73.2
Democratic Karen Rippberger8,69426.7
Write-in 370.1
Total votes32,563 100%
2016 Oregon state representative, 55th district [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 24,938 75.6
Democratic Brie S Malarkey7,95124.1
Write-in 760.2
Total votes32,965 100%
2014 Oregon state representative, 55th district [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 17,689 72.4
Democratic Richard V Phay5,36922.0
Libertarian Frank W Brannen1,3105.4
Write-in 700.3
Total votes24,438 100%
2012 Oregon state representative, 55th district [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 18,836 67.9
Democratic John Huddle8,84231.9
Write-in 550.2
Total votes27,733 100%
2010 Oregon state representative, 55th district [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McLane 17,204 98.1
Write-in 3371.9
Total votes17,541 100%

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  2. 1 2 "Representative Mike McLane". VoteSmart. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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  4. ↑ Chaney, Jason (May 31, 2019). "Rep. Mike McLane appointed Crook, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge". CentralOregonian.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Pioneer, Madras (June 5, 2019). "Mike McLane, of Powell Butte, new Circuit Court judge". MadrasPioneer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ Sources, KTVZ News (September 22, 2021). "Crook-Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael McLane resigns; returning to private practice". KTVZ. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Former Oregon House GOP Leader Mike McLane running for Senate District 30". Central Oregon Daily. November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can't run for reelection". AP News. February 1, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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  10. ↑ Eagle, BENNETT HALL Blue Mountain (May 21, 2024). "UPDATED: McLane cruises to win in GOP primary for District 30 Senate seat". Blue Mountain Eagle. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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