Ian Mackey

Ian Mackey
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 99th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byTrish Gunby
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 9, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byStacey Newman
Succeeded byPaula Brown
Personal details
BornDecember 1986 (1986-12) (age 37)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephen Eisele[1]
Alma materWestminster College (BA)
Suffolk University Law School (JD)
Websitehttps://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=99&year=2023&code=R

Ian Dale Mackey (born December 1986) is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the 99th House district, which is in St. Louis County.[2] He previously represented the 87th House district.[3]

Life and career

Mackey graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and taught at a Reggio Emilia early childhood center in Harvard University while earning a JD from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

He was elected to represent the 87th district of the Missouri House of Representatives on November 6, 2018, beating Republican Steven Bailey with 67% of the vote.[4] He ran unopposed for the seat again in the general election on November 3, 2020, winning 100% of the votes cast.[5]

After statewide redistricting in 2022, Mackey ran to represent the newly-formed 99th House district, beating Republican LaVanna Wrobley with 65.4% of the vote.[6]

Mackey is openly gay.[7] In an April 2022 floor speech, Mackey passionately spoke out against a bill that would ban transgender students from participating in youth sports; in the speech, he also confronted and criticized Missouri state representative Chuck Basye for supporting the bill. A video of the speech went viral on TikTok.[8]

Electoral history

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 87[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ian Mackey 4,021 50.89%
Democratic Sam Gladney 3,881 49.11%
Total votes 7,902 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 87[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ian Mackey 12,950 67.27%
Republican Steven Bailey 6,116 31.77%
Green Robert Warbin 185 0.96%
Total votes 19,251 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 87[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ian Mackey 16,778 100.00% +32.73
Total votes 16,778 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 99[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ian Mackey 3,831 81.96%
Democratic Boris Abadzhyan 843 18.04%
Total votes 4,674 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 99[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ian Mackey 9,768 65.46% −34.54
Republican LaVanna Wrobley 5,154 34.54% +34.54
Total votes 14,922 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "A Tale of Two New Legislators". Westminster College (WesMO News and Events). March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Missouri House Districts" (PDF). house.mo.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Representative Ian Mackey". house.mo.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Missouri Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ian Mackey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Missouri House of Representatives District 99". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Murphy, Colin (October 9, 2018). "OUT on the Trail with Ian Mackey". Boom.lgbt. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Cooper, Alex (April 15, 2022). "Watch Gay Lawmaker Confront GOP Colleague Over Anti-Trans Bill". The Advocate.
  9. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.


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