Dan McKay
Dan McKay (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the primary on November 3, 2026.[source]
McKay completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dan McKay served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1973. He graduated from Mangham High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana, Monroe. His career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Beginning in the 2026 elections, Louisiana elections for U.S. Congress, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Public Service Commission, and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education use a closed partisan primary and primary runoff system. Candidates for those offices no longer run in majority-vote system primaries.
In 2026, the U.S. House races are taking place under the majority vote system after the partisan primaries scheduled for May 16 were canceled. All other offices that changed to the partisan primary system held partisan primaries.
General election
The primary will occur on November 3, 2026. The general election will occur on December 12, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House Louisiana District 5
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Dan McKay (D)  | |
| Patricia Moore (D) | ||
 | Antonio Wilson (D) | |
 | Stewart Cathey (R) | |
 | Misti Cordell (R) | |
 | Oscar Dantzler (R) | |
 | Michael Echols (R) | |
 | Gabe Firment (R) | |
 | Austin Magee (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julia Letlow (R)
- Jessee Carlton Fleenor (D)
- Larry Foy (D)
- Tania Nyman (D)
- Dixon McMakin (R)
- Joshua Morott (R)
- Ray Smith (R)
- Samuel Wyatt (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan McKay completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McKay's responses.
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- The principles of democracy are under attack. These principles must be followed for our nation to remain free. They include separation of church and state. A political party aligns with the majority religion to gain moral superiority, the idea God favors them. Majority faith becomes majority party. The opposing party is framed as competing with the nation’s sacred identity, becoming suspect, their loyalty questioned, producing a locked-in majority and weakened minority. A vigorous two-party system is essential. The push and pull keeps us in middle ground. Our Constitution has strong protections against majoritarianism. Free and fair elections are essential. The rule of law, a free press and free speech must be protected.
- Healthcare should be viewed as a human right, particularly where it is readily available, but not where it is overly-controlled by a profit motive. About 20 rural hospitals in the 5th District are under threat of closing as a result of Medicaid cuts included in the so-called big beautiful bill going into effect at the end of 2026. This is a matter of urgent concern. Social Security and Medicare continue to be under attack, largely based on the profit motive of making them the tools of private business. Women's healthcare should be a matter of decision-making between a woman and her medical professionals. Housing is available here to those who cannot find it elsewhere. Abundant natural resources in LA-05 can and must be protected.
- Population loss in rural areas, including ours, is of major concern. Our cities and even rural areas are suffering from blight and have water systems that are threatened by loss of revenue, encroachment on resources by data centers and other high-utility-consumption businesses that have found our once-abundant natural spaces and rich farmland are attractive locations for their huge plants which promise a short-term construction boom followed by few jobs or local business activity long-term. We are threatened by Supreme Court precedent allowing private property to be taken not for a governmental purpose but for private business. Our people are starved financially and paid sparsely while repeated tax cuts favor only the most wealthy.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 18, 2026
