Michael P. "Mickey" Kearns is an American politician who serves as Clerk of Erie County, New York.

He ran for Assembly in a March 2012 special election[5] without the Democrats' support on the lines of the Republican and Independence Parties.

[14] Kearns announced his candidacy for Erie County Clerk in mid-2017 against Democratic candidate and former WBEN host Steve Cichon.

[15] The position had been vacant since January 2017, when then-Clerk Chris Jacobs resigned the post after being elected the New York State Senate.

[18] After becoming Erie County Clerk, Kearns urged the State of New York to delay the January 31 recertification deadline for pistol permit holders who obtained their permits before January 2013, arguing that a delay would allow state and county governments to work out kinks in the process.