Ian Mackey

Ian Mackey
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 99th district
Incumbent
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 (1986-12) (age 38)
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]

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

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 87^[10]

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^[11]

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^[12]

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^[13]

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^[14]

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. Suntrup, Jack (March 12, 2025). "State takeover of St. Louis police heads to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe". STLtoday.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
10. "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
11. "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
12. "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
13. "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
14. "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Personal website