{"id":98037,"date":"2026-02-09T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98037"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:38:52","slug":"nick-mckinley-elected-to-complete-remainder-of-zays-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98037","title":{"rendered":"Nick McKinley elected to complete remainder of Zay\u2019s term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORT WAYNE, IN- This from 21alivenews.com: Nick McKinley has been elected to complete the remainder of State Senator Andy Zay\u2019s term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will now represent Senate District 17, which includes Grant, Huntington, and Wabash counties, through November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election follows&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.21alivenews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/governor-mike-braun-announces-three-new-additions-indiana-utility-regulatory-commission\/\">Zay\u2019s appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission<\/a>, as government employees are not able to concurrently hold more than one &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/attorneygeneral\/files\/Dual-Office-Holding-Guide.pdf\">lucrative<\/a>&#8216; office under the Indiana&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iga.in.gov\/publications\/indiana_constitution\/Constitution%20(as%20amended%202024).pdf#page=6\">Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say McKinley will be sworn in on Monday, February 9. He will also appear on the Republican primary ballot in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McKinley brings a background in local government, law enforcement, and business to the Indiana Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says he will focus on defending constitutional freedoms, delivering tax relief, protecting school choice, promoting pro-growth economic policies, supporting law enforcement, and standing with Indiana farmers and small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about McKinley, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nickforsenator.com\/\">https:\/\/nickforsenator.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nick-mckinley.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98038\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WAYNE, IN- This from 21alivenews.com: Nick McKinley has been elected to complete the remainder of State Senator Andy Zay\u2019s term. He will now represent Senate District 17, which includes Grant, Huntington, and Wabash counties, through November. The election follows&nbsp;Zay\u2019s appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, as government employees are not able to concurrently &#8230; <a title=\"Nick McKinley elected to complete remainder of Zay\u2019s term\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=98037\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nick McKinley elected to complete remainder of Zay\u2019s term\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"FORT WAYNE, IN- This from 21alivenews.com: Nick McKinley has been elected to complete the remainder of State Senator Andy Zay\u2019s term. He will now represent Senate District 17, which includes Grant, Huntington, and Wabash counties, through November. The election follows&nbsp;Zay\u2019s appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, as government employees are not able to concurrently&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98037"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98040,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98037\/revisions\/98040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}