Dan McKay

DAttorney; city attorney for Bunkie, Hessmer and Evergreen, Louisiana

Dan McKay is an attorney from Avoyelles Parish who has practiced law for over 45 years, including as a public defender, assistant district attorney, and city attorney for several central Louisiana towns. He is a U.S. Army veteran running as the Democratic candidate for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District on protecting rural hospitals, democratic institutions, and reproductive healthcare decisions.[7]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Says decisions about women's healthcare should be made between a woman and her medical professionals.[7]

    “Women's healthcare should be a matter of decision-making between a woman and her medical professionals.”
  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Says healthcare should be viewed as a human right and opposes Medicaid cuts that threaten rural hospitals in the district.[7]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

    Says working people are "starved financially and paid sparsely while repeated tax cuts favor only the most wealthy."[7]

In their words — priorities

  • Warns that about 20 rural hospitals in the 5th District are under threat of closing due to Medicaid cuts in the 2026 federal budget law.[7]
  • Says healthcare should be viewed as a human right, and that a woman's healthcare decisions should be made between her and her medical professionals.[7]
  • Says the principles of democracy, including separation of church and state, free elections, rule of law, and a free press, are under attack and must be protected.[7]

Background

  • U.S. Army veteran with two years overseas service; graduate of the LSU Law Center.[7]
  • Maintained a general law practice in Avoyelles Parish for over 45 years, including 15 years as a public defender and more than 11 years as an assistant district attorney.[7]
  • Has served as city attorney for Bunkie (12 years), Hessmer (24 years) and Evergreen (18 years).[7]

Campaign money

Raised $90K · spent $109K · $-19K cash on hand (through 2026-07-18) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Michael Echols, Misti Cordell, Gabe Firment, Stewart Cathey, Oscar Dantzler, Austin Magee, Patricia Moore, Antonio Wilson · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 7.Dan McKay — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words