{"id":341516,"date":"2026-06-01T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/341516\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:31:20","slug":"2026-candidate-interview-melanie-macey-for-state-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/341516\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Candidate Interview: Melanie Macey for State Representative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mark-mcmillan.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-139084 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/McMillan-behaviorial-health-addiction-services-ad-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026 Candidate Interview: Melanie Macey for State Representative<\/p>\n<p>(Crystal A. Proxmire, June 1, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, and Southfield, MI \u00a0\u2013 In the race for State Representative in the 6th District there are three Democrats and one Republican on the Aug. 4 Primary ballot.\u00a0 The Democratic candidates are Charlie Gandy-Thompson, David Lauer, and Melanie Macey.\u00a0 The Republican candidate is Mike Steger.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan House of Representatives District 6 includes the Oakland County cities of Berkley, Huntington Woods, and portions of Birmingham, Royal Oak, and Southfield, as well as Bloomfield Township.<\/p>\n<p>The position has a two-year term.<\/p>\n<p>For other interviews visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/05\/22\/2026-candidate-interviews-and-ballot-proposals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Candidate Interview Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete list of candidates and ballot issues, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/elections.oaklandcountymi.gov\/government\/clerk-register-of-deeds\/elections-voting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland County Clerk\u2019s Election Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/elections\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">State of Michigan Election Page<\/a> for info on where to vote and more.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland County Times does not endorse any candidates, and advertising does not imply endorsement. 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Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/06\/01\/2026-candidate-interview-melanie-macey-for-state-representative\/mailto:editor@oc115.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editor@oc115.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>New videos are added frequently up until Election Day, so please check back often!<\/p>\n<p>If you value the work we do here at Oakland County Times, please:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/sponsorshipadvertising\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Advertising<\/a> on this site.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/oc115\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Monthly Pledge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallowayhommel.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-164071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GallowayHommel_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/reporter-food-index\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-166554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/restaurant-quest_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joinsimpliHOM.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-161656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/simpliHOM_agent-ad_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2025\/06\/11\/local-governments-are-hiring-list-of-employment-pages-for-cities-townships-villages\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-160405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Job-employment-pages-on-all-city-village-township-websites-oakland-county-mi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/goaffirmations.org\/events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-163901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Affirmations_02_groups.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/06\/01\/2026-candidate-interview-melanie-macey-for-state-representative\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/>Save this post to PDF<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/06\/01\/2026-candidate-interview-melanie-macey-for-state-representative\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\"\/>Print this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 Candidate Interview: Melanie Macey for State Representative (Crystal A. 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