Michael Wayne McKay is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate representing District 1, which covers parts of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties. He was previously the state-delegate for District 1C.

The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single-member districts, the Senate is responsible, along with the Maryland House of Delegates, for passage of laws in Maryland, and for confirming executive appointments made by the Governor of Maryland.