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Ian Mackey
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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]
Key Information
Life and career
[edit]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.
Missouri House of Representatives
[edit]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]
In March 2025, Mackey was one of seven House Democrats to vote for state takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.[9]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ian Mackey | 4,021 | 50.89% | ||
| Democratic | Sam Gladney | 3,881 | 49.11% | ||
| Total votes | 7,902 | 100.00% | |||
| 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% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ian Mackey | 16,778 | 100.00% | +32.73 | |
| Total votes | 16,778 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ian Mackey | 3,831 | 81.96% | ||
| Democratic | Boris Abadzhyan | 843 | 18.04% | ||
| Total votes | 4,674 | 100.00% | |||
| 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
[edit]- ^ "A Tale of Two New Legislators". Westminster College (WesMO News and Events). March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Missouri House Districts" (PDF). house.mo.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Representative Ian Mackey". house.mo.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Ian Mackey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri House of Representatives District 99". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Colin (October 9, 2018). "OUT on the Trail with Ian Mackey". Boom.lgbt. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Cooper, Alex (April 15, 2022). "Watch Gay Lawmaker Confront GOP Colleague Over Anti-Trans Bill". The Advocate.
- ^ Suntrup, Jack (March 12, 2025). "State takeover of St. Louis police heads to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe". STLtoday.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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