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Raymond McKay
Running for U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
NationalRepublican
John F. Reed
U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
Raymond McKay
Offices held
- Ray served in the United States Army for 11 years, from 1981 – 1992, during which he worked on electronic maintenance for the Pershing Nuclear Missile System in West Germany. 1
Other work
- Ray was the network and telecommunications manager and administrator for the City of Warwick for 26 years. 1
Education
- Graduated from Hope High School, Providence, RI 1
John F. Reed
Offices held
Other work
- After graduating from law school, Jack became an attorney in private practice, first working as an associate with the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill, & Brennan before moving back to Providence and working for the firm of Edwards & Angell. 2
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Raymond McKay
- Health care costs
Campaign site: committed to 'securing the health of Social Security and Medicare by cutting well-intentioned programs, slashing wasteful, redundant spending by unaccountable, unelected government departments and agencies.' 3 - Cost of living & jobs
Campaign site pledges to 'repeal laws that threaten personal and parental freedoms and free markets' and 'rescind' bills making it hard for Rhode Islanders to prosper. 3 - Immigration
Campaign site: 'Ray is committed to addressing responsible immigration and enforcement policies that consider the best interest of Rhode Islanders and Americans First.' 3
No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety
More on their website →John F. Reed
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
Who pays them
Raymond McKay
Where the campaign money came from5
Checks
Raymond McKay
No voting record to check yet
John F. Reed
Checks run: missed votes
Nothing raised by these checks.
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Based on current data. May change in a future update.
Sources
- Meet Ray McKay (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- Jack's Story | Senator Jack Reed (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- mckayforussenate.com used in: Top issues
- Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Raymond McKay
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $180K raised, 61% from large donors, 1% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,600.00 (1% of $179,990.89 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,130.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, a tighter border and stricter enforcement. 345
Sources
1 Background: Meet Ray McKay (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement
4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement
Michael Bahry
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Says they are for: government spending and worker protections, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy. 23
Sources
1 Background: Michael Bahry for U.S. Senate (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19
2 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
3 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement
John F. Reed
DemocratShown above🚩 $3.4M raised, 61% from large donors, 33% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,140,100.00 (33% of $3,435,621.41 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,019,750.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, government paying more of the bill, protecting access. 3
Sources
1 Background: Jack's Story | Senator Jack Reed (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04