Mike McLane

Michael R. McLane is an American politician and lawyer currently serving in the Oregon State Senate. A member of the Republican Party, he represents the 30th district, which covers a large portion of Southeastern Oregon. He previously served as a judge in the Jefferson and Crook County Circuit Court from 2019 until 2021, and in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.

Early life and education Born in Condon, Oregon, McLane graduated from Condon High School in 1983, and then from Oregon State University with a degree in Agricultural Resource Economics in 1987.

He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Lewis & Clark Law School and clerked for Justice W. Michael Gillette at the Oregon Supreme Court.

McLane co-founded a publishing company that produced the Flying Rhino children's book series, which led to the Flying Rhino Junior High Saturday morning cartoon series.

Oregon House of Representatives McLane was elected to the Oregon House in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He resigned his seat on the legislature on July 1, 2021.

In 2021 McLane resigned from the court and returned to private practice.

Oregon State Senate In November 2023, McLane announced his candidacy for the Oregon State Senate in district 30 for the 2024 election. Incumbent Senator Lynn Findley was rendered ineligible to run for re-election due to his participation in the 2023 Oregon Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113, which denied eligibility to run for re-election to any state legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences in a legislative session. McLane defeated rancher Douglas Muck and former soil and water district director Robert Neuman in the primary election. He ran unopposed in the general election and was officially declared the winner after the November general election.

In the 2025 session, McLane was appointed vice-chair of the Finance and Revenue Committee and co-vice chair of the Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures. He was also appointed to the Judiciary Committee and the Joint Committees on Legislative Counsel, Ways and Means, and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction.

Military career McLane currently serves as a colonel in the Oregon Air National Guard. He previously served as an Oregon Air Guardsman at the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field, an F-15 training base in Klamath Falls. Prior to his service in the Oregon Air Guard, McLane was an officer in the 41st Infantry Brigade in the Oregon Army National Guard.

Personal life McLane, his wife Holly, and their three children live on a small farm in Powell Butte, near Bend.