Spouse
McKeon is married to the former Patricia Kunz; they have six children. They are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Patricia Kunz McKeon has been active in her husband's political campaigns, serving as treasurer and drawing a salary which has been the subject of controversy. According to a study by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, McKeon's campaign committees paid her a total of $263,168 between 2001 and 2006 - the highest such payment in the group of Representatives studied by CREW. In the 2005-2006 election cycle she was paid $110,000 to do fundraising and prepare campaign finance reports. She has also worked as a lobbyist.
In September 2011, Patricia McKeon declared her candidacy for the California State Assembly in the 2012 election in the 38th District, which is being vacated by term limited fellow Republican Cameron Smyth. She put $40,000 of her money into her campaign at the end of 2011. In response to an anonymous website that wrote about ethical issues with the behaviour of her and her husband, McKeon made complaints to the Los Angeles County District Attorney, Steve Cooley, seeking to have the website shut down. Her opponent, Scott Wilk, claimed she named him as the author in the complaint. McKeon asserted she only made a general inquiry and did not name Wilk in any way.
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