Melanie Macey

Melanie Macey is the Democratic candidate for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 in the November 3, 2026 general election, after winning the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026.[1][2] She is an attorney and, according to a Ballotpedia survey she completed in 2022, a Royal Oak city commissioner.[2][3]

Melanie Macey earned a bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 2002, a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2004, and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008.[2] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a Michigan Law-trained attorney with a legal aid background who had worked as a legal aid attorney and as an advisor helping Michigan law students connect to public interest and government careers.[3] She said in that survey that she was first elected to the Royal Oak City Commission in 2017 and was re-elected in 2021.[3]

In 2022 Macey ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7, finishing second to incumbent Helena Scott with 40.1% of the vote to Scott's 53.2%.[2] In the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary for District 6, she defeated David Lauer and Charlie Gandy-Thompson with 64.8% of the vote.[2] In her 2022 survey, she named education, economic opportunity, and protecting rights as the policy areas she was most passionate about.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.