Politics
McGregor is a Republican who served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1963 to 1970, representing the Allegheny County-based 44th District. In 1970, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania. In 2004, he was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation by President George W. Bush. Today McGregor continues to support the GOP, by contributing funds to the Connecticut Republican Party. During the 2008 Presidential Election, McGregor supported the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.
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