K. Gunn McKay

Koln Gunn McKay ( born February 23, 1925 in Ogden, Utah; † 6 October 2000 in Huntsville, Utah ) was an American politician. Between 1971 and 1981 he represented the first electoral district of the state of Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

Gunn McKay attended the common schools and then from 1958 to 1960, the Weber College. This was followed up in 1962 to study at Utah State University. Previously, he was 1943-1946 member of the U.S. Coast Guard. After his studies, he worked as a farmer, businessman and Geschichtstslehrer.

McKay was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1962 and 1966 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Utah and from 1967 to 1970 he served on the senior staff of Governor Calvin L. Rampton. He was a member of a long-term planning commission for the state of Utah and a commission for the reform of the administration. At the same time he was in Ogden on the board of the Mormon Church. Between 1962 and 1970, McKay was a delegate at all party conferences of the Democrats in Utah.

Congressman

1970 Gunn McKay was elected for the first electoral district of Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he Laurence J. Burton replaced on January 3, 1971. After he was confirmed in the following years, each in his office, McKay was able to complete until January 3, 1981 was five legislative sessions in Congress. For the 1980 elections, he was defeated by Republican James V. Hansen.

After the end of his political activity McKay worked for his church. Between 1981 and 1984 he was head of a mission station of the Mormons in Scotland, based in Edinburgh. Gunn McKay died in October 2006 after a stroke in Huntsville. He was married to Donna Biesinger.