{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Charlie McConkey | image = CharlieMcConkey.jpg | image_size = | caption = McConkey in 2021 | state_house = Iowa | district = 15th | term_start = January 12, 2015 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = Mark Brandenburg | successor = Matt Windschitl (redistricting) | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1955}} | birth_place = Carter Lake, Iowa, U.S. | party = Democratic | spouse = Sheryl | relations = | children = Jennifer, Charlie III, Jason, Katie | alma_mater = | profession = retired steelworker | signature = | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=14801 legis.iowa.gov/...] | footnotes = }}
'''Charlie McConkey''' (born 1955) is an American politician who is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 15th district. McConkey was first elected in 2014 to replace retiring Republican Representative Mark Brandenburg.
McConkey endorsed former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/10/05/martin-omalley-iowa-endorsements/73382844/|title=24 more Iowa Democrats endorse O'Malley for president|work=The Des Moines Register|last=Jacobs|first=Jennifer|date=October 5, 2015|accessdate=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change | election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014 | election_note =District 15 | election_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2014/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2014 General Election Canvass Summary|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=January 30, 2017|page=124}}</ref> | turnout_votes =6,077 | result =pickup | loser_party =Republican Party of Iowa | winner =Charlie McConkey <!-- no incumbent --> | winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes =3,069 | winner_percent =50.50% | candidate2 =John Blue | candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa | candidate2_votes =2,994 | candidate2_percent =49.27%
| candidate3 =Write-In | candidate3_party = | candidate3_votes =14 | candidate3_percent =0.23% }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title =Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016 | election_note =District 15 | election_ref =<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2016/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2016 General Election Canvass Summary|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=January 30, 2017|page=79}}</ref> | turnout_votes =10,497 | result =hold | loser_party =Republican Party of Iowa | winner =Charlie McConkey | winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes =5,424 | winner_percent =51.67% | candidate2 =Bill Riley | candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa | candidate2_votes =5,056 | candidate2_percent =48.17%
| candidate3 =Write-In | candidate3_party = | candidate3_votes =17 | candidate3_percent =0.16% }} {{Compact election box no change end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Iowa}} * [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=14801 Charlie McConkey] at Iowa Legislature * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=151161 | fec= | congress= }} * [https://ballotpedia.org/Charlie_McConkey Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.charliemcconkey.com/ Campaign Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170204170202/http://iowahouse.org/members/charlie-mcconkey/ Iowa House Democrats page]
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ia-hs}} {{Succession box | title = 15th District | before = Mark Brandenburg | years = 2015–2023 | after = Matt Windschitl }} {{s-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McConkey, Charlie}} Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly Category:Living people Category:People from Council Bluffs, Iowa Category:1955 births Category:Methodists from Iowa