Ian Dale Mackey (born December 1986) is a Democratic member of the

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, representing the 99th House district, which is in St. Louis County. He previously represented the 87th House district.

Life and career

Mackey graduated from Westminster College in

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, and taught at a Reggio Emilia early childhood center in

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while earning a JD from

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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. He ran unopposed for the seat again in the general election on November 3, 2020, winning 100% of the votes cast. 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. Mackey is openly

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. In an April 2022 floor speech, Mackey passionately spoke out against a bill that would ban

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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

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. In March 2025, Mackey was one of seven House Democrats to vote for state takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Electoral history

References

External links

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