Melanie Macey
Melanie Macey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 7. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Macey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
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. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Helena Scott won election in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helena Scott (D) | 100.0 | 34,427 |
| Total votes: 34,427 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Helena Scott defeated Melanie Macey and Grant Rivet in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helena Scott | 53.2 | 9,073 |
 | Melanie Macey | 40.1 | 6,848 | |
 | Grant Rivet | 6.7 | 1,137 | |
| Total votes: 17,058 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Cole (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melanie Macey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Macey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a Royal Oak City commissioner first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021, both times being the top vote earner. Since graduating from University of Michigan Law School, my professional career has been devoted to creating a more just and equitable society. I worked as a legal aid attorney and as an advisor helping Michigan law students connect to public interest and government careers.
I'm a member of the Royal Oak Middle School PTA board and the district Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion Council, serve as vice-president on the Royal Oak Library Board, and lead a social justice book club for local students.
I’ve done Election Protection work as a volunteer attorney with the ACLU and with a national hotline, and every year that I’m not on the ballot I do that work on election day as well.
- I have the experience, the temperament, and the values to be an effective leader. The newly drawn 7th district is a safely Democratic seat. It isn’t enough to just be a reliable vote. I want to bring progressive values to the table - - focusing on justice and equity, to provide for those that are too often left behind. I am aware of the existential challenges facing us and aware of the need to rise to those challenges. But I’m also committed to doing the work and actually getting things done. Rhetoric is not enough. We need results, and I’m ready to deliver.
- I will fight for regular people, for the marginalized, the people whose rights are under attack. To that end, I will fight to: Equitably fund schools to pay for resources students need; Increase teacher pay to retain hardworking teachers and recruit new educators; Invest in our workforce by raising minimum wage, encouraging unionization, providing paid family leave, and increasing the EITC; Protect civil and constitutional rights under attack: abortion rights, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality; Enact sensible gun regulations; Reform the criminal justice system; Create a clean energy economy
- In 2018, we voted to place Citizens and Not Politicians in charge of our redistricting process. The new, recently-drawn maps have given Democrats a real chance to win control of both State Houses for the first time in four decades. As a long-time resident in this district, I think now is the time to change the way we approach politics. We need to focus on people, not politics. It is not about the politicians. It is about the people that we serve.
2. Economic Opportunity: We must raise the minimum wage to $15. Repeal Right-to-Work on Day 1. Enact true paid family and medical leave. Expand the Michigan Earned Income Tax Incentive to 30%. The future of the economy is clean energy. We need Michigan to be at the forefront of that revolution, the way it was at the forefront of the automobile revolution. We need to train the next generation of workers, particularly investing in skilled trades opportunities.
In addition, we need to protect fundamental Constitutional rights, including abortion and reproductive health rights, voting rights, non-discrimination applied to everyone, including LGBTQ.
These compromises differ from compromising core principles and values. We cannot betray core rights of equality, inclusion, and autonomy. These rights are non-negotiable.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2022
