Ian Mackey
American politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Ian Mackey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 99th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Trish Gunby |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives 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 (age 39) |
| 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 |
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.
Missouri House of Representatives
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
| 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% | |||
