DaRon McGee | |
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| Member of Jackson County Legislature | |
| In office January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Tarwater |
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| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
DaRon McGee is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 36th district from 2016 until 2019, when he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.123 In 2022 he was elected to the Jackson County Legislature representing the 4th district.4
McGee was elected to Missouri House of Representatives in 2015, where he served until his resignation in 2019. McGee was later elected unopposed to the Jackson County Legislature in November 2022. As a legislator, McGee was appointed as Chairman of the Jackson County Legislature both in 20235 and 2025.6 McGee lost his position as chairman of the legislature in 2026 to Manny Abarca who is the current chairman.
In 2025, McGee applied to fill out the remainder of former County Executive Frank White's term after he was recalled.7 However, the county legislature instead gave the position to Phil LeVota. In 2026 McGee ran for County Executive but later dropped out of the race, citing desires to be with his family.8
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- "Representative DaRon McGee". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- Benjamin Peters (2018-09-10). "OUTSTANDING FRESHMEN 2018: Rep. DaRon McGee". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "Missouri Democratic Rep. DaRon McGee Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ballotpedia.org https://ballotpedia.org/DaRon_McGee. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Jackson County Legislature meeting recap: DaRon McGee elected chairman". Grain Valley News. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- "New Legislative Leadership". www.jacksongov.org. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- Younker, Emily (October 8, 2025). "13 people applied to be Jackson County executive. Here's who they are and what they want to do".
- Arougheti, Ilana (April 22, 2026). "DaRon McGee withdraws from Jackson County executive race, 7 candidates remain".