Ian Mackey | |
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Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 99th district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Trish Gunby |
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 87th district | |
In office January 9,2019 –January 3,2023 | |
Preceded by | Stacey Newman |
Succeeded by | Paula Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1986 38) | (age
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Stephen Eisele [1] |
Alma mater | Westminster College (BA) Suffolk University Law School (JD) |
Website | https://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]
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]
In March 2025,Mackey was one of seven House Democrats to vote for state takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ian Mackey | 4,021 | 50.89% | ||
Democratic | Sam Gladney | 3,881 | 49.11% | ||
Total votes | 7,902 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ian Mackey | 16,778 | 100.00% | +32.73 | |
Total votes | 16,778 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ian Mackey | 3,831 | 81.96% | ||
Democratic | Boris Abadzhyan | 843 | 18.04% | ||
Total votes | 4,674 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ian Mackey | 9,768 | 65.46% | −34.54 | |
Republican | LaVanna Wrobley | 5,154 | 34.54% | +34.54 | |
Total votes | 14,922 | 100.00% |