David B. McKinley, P.E. has represented the First District of West Virginia since January 3, 2011.
Born in Wheeling in 1947, David attended public schools and worked his way through college, graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Civil Engineering. After graduation, he worked in the construction industry as a certified professional engineer.
David is the founder of McKinley and Associates — an architectural and engineering firm — with offices in Wheeling and Charleston, W.Va. and Washington, PA. Over the 44 years that David ran the business, he created thousands of jobs.
We need an economic environment that will provide more people with the opportunity to live the American Dream. That will only come when we empower the private sector’s ability to grow and succeed. Washington simply cannot create jobs as well as American entrepreneurship.
The nation’s punishing tax structure and burdensome regulations are harming economic growth. Rep. McKinley is fighting to lower taxes and slash bureaucratic red tape, so more Americans will be inclined to start new businesses and existing businesses will be able to expand.
We also need to reduce our national debt. At $19 trillion and counting, our unsustainable debt is having a negative impact on our nation right now. The best way to kick-start our economy, lower the national debt solution to our debt and solve our jobs crisis is to reduce the burdensome size of government and let Americans get back to work.
We need economic growth, more jobs, and a more competitive America - and that is the goal of the legislation Rep. McKinley writes and cosponsors.
Pro-jobs legislation Congressman McKinley has introduced:
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