David McRae

David McRae
55th Treasurer of Mississippi
Assumed office
January 9, 2020
GovernorTate Reeves
Preceded byLynn Fitch
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)
Mississippi College (JD)

David McRae is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, McRae has been Mississippi State Treasurer since 2020, having been elected in the 2019 election.

Career before politics

McRae's family owned department stores.[1] After graduating from Jackson Preparatory School in 2000,[2] he graduated from Southern Methodist University and the Mississippi College School of Law.[3]

McRae manages his family's investments,[1][4] as managing partner of McRae Investments.[3] He is also an attorney.[5]

Political career

McRae ran for Mississippi State Treasurer in the 2015 election, losing in the Republican primary election to incumbent Lynn Fitch.[1] When Fitch chose to run for Attorney General of Mississippi in the 2019 Mississippi elections. McRae ran for treasurer again against Eugene "Buck" Clarke, an accountant and state senator, in the Republican primary.[1] McRae announced his candidacy in 2018,[4] and spent heavily in the primary,[1] loaning his campaign $1.7 million.[6] McRae was endorsed by the outgoing Republican governor, Phil Bryant.[1] McRae defeated Clarke in the primary,[7] and then won the November 2019 general election with 60.8% of the vote.[8]

McRae was sworn in as State Treasurer on January 9, 2020.[9]

Personal life

McRae lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi,[6][3] in the Jackson area.[4] He is married and has three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jeff Amy, Clarke and McRae both tout experience in treasurer race, Associated Press (July 19, 2019).
  2. ^ Cass Rutledge, Alumni Profile: Prep alum David McRae ('00) is Mississippi’s state treasurer, Jackson Prep Sentry (April 15, 2021).
  3. ^ a b c d David McRae Bio, Mississippi Today (July 3, 2019).
  4. ^ a b c Mississippi Senate budget leader running for state treasurer, Associated Press (December 19, 2018).
  5. ^ MS Treasurer Lynn Fitch Fends-Off Challenger to Retain Seat, Mississippi Public Broadcasting (August 5, 2015).
  6. ^ a b David McRae wins Republican nomination for Mississippi treasurer, WXXV (August 6, 2019).
  7. ^ "McRae wins GOP primary for state treasurer". www.wtok.com. 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ 2019 General Election Results, Mississippi Secretary of State.
  9. ^ Pettus, Emily Wagster (January 10, 2020). "7 of 8 statewide officials inaugurated". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Associated Press. pp. 1, 12.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Mississippi State Treasurer
2019, 2023 		Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Mississippi
2020–present 		Incumbent