Beau McCoy

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Beau McCoy
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Prior offices
Nebraska State Senate District 39

Education

Bachelor's

Bellevue University

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Home improvement contractor
Contact

Personal website

Beau McCoy (b. November 12, 1980) is a former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 39 from 2009 to 2017.[1]

McCoy did not seek re-election to the Nebraska State Senate in 2016 because he was term-limited.

McCoy ran for Governor of Nebraska in the 2014 elections.[2] He lost in the Republican primary to businessman Pete Ricketts.[3]

Biography

McCoy graduated from Bellevue University in 2007; while there, he was the national committeeman for the Nebraska Federation of Young Republicans. His professional experience includes working as a home improvement contractor.[4][5]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

Nebraska committee assignments, 2015
• Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
• Transportation and Telecommunications

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McCoy served on the following committees:

Issues

Tax reform

On January 22, 2013, McCoy and Senator Brad Ashford introduced two tax reform bills on behalf of Governor Dave Heineman which were referred to the Revenue Committee. LB 405 would repeal the state personal and corporate income taxes while also eliminating $2.4 billion worth of sales tax exemptions.[6] The more limited LB 406 would repeal just the corporate income tax and eliminate $400 million worth of sales tax exemptions while also exempting up to $12,000 of retirement income from the income tax.[7] The Platte Institute for Economic Research, a pro-market think tank, supported eliminating both the personal and corporate income taxes.[8][9] On February 13, after his tax reform proposals had met with significant opposition from businesses and others who would have been affected by eliminating the sales tax exemptions, Heineman said he wanted the bills pulled so that Revenue Committee Chairman Galen Hadley could develop a more comprehensive tax reform plan. McCoy agreed with the governor's request, but Ashford only wanted to do so if the legislature adopted a moratorium on new sales tax exemptions during the development of the new plan.[10][11]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[12] Incumbent Beau McCoy did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Lou Ann Linehan defeated Bill Armbrust in the Nebraska State Senate District 39 general election.[13][14]

Nebraska State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lou Ann Linehan 54.87% 11,729
Bill Armbrust 45.13% 9,646
Total Votes 21,375
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State


Lou Ann Linehan and Bill Armbrust defeated Pat Borchers in the Nebraska State Senate District 39 primary.[15][16]

Nebraska State Senate, District 39 Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lou Ann Linehan 37.87% 2,336
Green check mark transparent.png Bill Armbrust 31.95% 1,971
Pat Borchers 30.18% 1,862
Total Votes 6,169

2014

See also: Nebraska Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

McCoy ran for Governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Dave Heineman (R) was ineligible to seek re-election in 2014 due to term limits.[17] Mcoy formally announced his candidacy on September 10, 2013 and started his campaigning with a visit to twenty Nebraska cities within the first week.[18] McCoy lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014.[2][3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Primary
Governor of Nebraska, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Ricketts 26.6% 58,671
Jon Bruning 25.5% 56,324
Beau McCoy 20.9% 46,196
Mike Foley 19.2% 42,394
Tom Carlson 4.1% 9,080
Bryan Slone 3.7% 8,265
Total Votes 220,930
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

Campaign Ads

Say "NO" to More Obamacare
Conservative Leadership

2012

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012

McCoy won re-election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 39. McCoy was unopposed in the May 15 primary election and defeated Judy M. Domina in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[19][20]

Nebraska State Senate, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBeau McCoy Incumbent 59.8% 9,391
     Nonpartisan Judy Domina 40.2% 6,316
Total Votes 15,707

2008

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, McCoy won election to the 39th District Seat in the Nebraska Senate, defeating Rex Moats.[21]

Nebraska State Senate, District 39 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Beau McCoy 14,268
Rex Moats 12,183

Campaign themes

2012

McCoy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[22]

Energize our economy and create jobs

  • "Continue to promote a pro-growth, business-friendly environment that will keep and attract good-paying jobs."
  • "Eliminate government red tape, bureaucracy, and frivolous lawsuits that kill jobs."
  • "Provide needed tax cuts to our small business owners who are struggling to get by in this tough economy."
  • "Invest in new infrastructure to ensure that the groundwork for a strong economy is in place."

Holding the line on taxes and spending

  • "Promote property tax relief for struggling home and small business owners."
  • "Reduce sales and income taxes to help our families and retirees save."
  • "Eliminate pork barrel legislation that increases spending and wastes our tax dollars."
  • "Inject fiscal responsibility into government, ensuring Lincoln works within a responsible, common-sense budget – just like our families must."

Protecting our families

  • "Continue to propose and support legislation protecting our children and families from dangerous synthetic drugs."
  • "Protect our children and families from dangerous sex offenders and drug dealers."

Upholding Nebraska values

  • "Continue to fight the burdensome Nationalized Healthcare that takes important decisions away from our families."
  • "Protect every innocent life from conception through natural death."

Campaign finance summary

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Beau McCoy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Governor of NebraskaLost $2,604,872 N/A**
2012Nebraska State Senate, District 39Won $155,353 N/A**
2008Nebraska State Senate, District 39Won $74,517 N/A**
Grand total$2,834,742 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 8 to August 13.

Legislators are scored on children's issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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McCoy and his wife, Shauna Smagacz, have three children. He has been involved with the Nebraska Federation of Young Republicans and the Young Republicans of Omaha.[24]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Beau + McCoy + Nebraska + Governor"

Beau McCoy News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: Although the Nebraska State Senate elects its members in nonpartisan elections, members of the chamber generally function along party lines when it comes to voting and caucusing. Please see Nebraska State Senate partisan affiliation for more information.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 journalstar.com, "Republican Beau McCoy to enter governor's race," accessed May 13, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Election Night Results," May 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Official unicameral bio," accessed April 10, 2014
  5. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Sen. Beau McCoy's Biography," accessed September 3, 2013
  6. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB405," accessed May 13, 2014
  7. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB406," accessed May 13, 2014
  8. ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "The Benefits of Eliminating the Income Tax," accessed February 6, 2013
  9. ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "Tax Proposal Review Part Two: Ending the Corporate Income Tax," February 13, 2013
  10. ↑ JoAnne Young, Lincoln Journal Star, "Heineman to Legislature: Kill tax bills," February 16, 2013
  11. ↑ Grant Schulte, Associated Press, "Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman asks panel to kill both of his tax bills, start new tax discussion," February 16, 2013
  12. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
  13. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
  14. ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
  15. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
  16. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
  17. ↑ Nebraska Watchdog, "Omaha senator leaves door open to run for governor," February 18, 2013
  18. ↑ Kota Territory News, Nebraska Governor hopeful touring Panhandle this week, September 10, 2013
  19. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed February 14, 2014
  20. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Report of The Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 15, 2012," accessed May 13, 2014
  21. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
  22. ↑ votebeaumccoy.com, "Issues," accessed May 13, 2014(Archived)
  23. ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "2014 Legislative Session," accessed June 27, 2014
  24. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vs
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Preceded by
- 		Nebraska State Senate District 39
2009–2017 		Succeeded by
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