On Monday over 100 feminine constituents wrote to state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie demanding an apology after DailyMail.com reported he lied about his age on his Tinder profile by almost a decade.
Eight years into his state lawmaker profession, Mackenzie was telling girls on Tinder he was 29 when he was truly 37 in March 2020. He messaged a minimum of one girl from the profile, ‘Surviving the pandemic?’
Mackenzie is now working for the U.S. Home in Pennsylvania towards Democrat incumbent Susan Wild.
The involved girls mentioned Mackenzie ‘by no means took accountability’ for the lie, noting his marketing campaign solely informed DailyMail.com that he was neither engaged nor married on the time of the profile.
On Monday over 100 feminine constituents wrote to state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie demanding an apology after DailyMail.com reported he lied about his age on his Tinder profile by almost a decade
‘Trolling on Tinder for young women is one factor (we are able to’t assist however discover that you simply fudged your age by almost a decade), however doing so if you are actively serving on the Pennsylvania State Legislature is one other,’ the letter learn.
‘We will’t assist however surprise what else you’ll misinform Pennsylvania girls about over the subsequent 5 months, as you try to seize our votes.’
‘We fear, if you happen to can’t take accountability to your actions on one thing as small as a courting app, that you simply won’t be able to honorably conduct your self as our consultant in Washington,’ the ladies went on.
His household had been in politics for many years on the time. He’d already briefly ran for Congress in 2018 and had represented the Lehigh Valley within the state home since 2012 alongside his mom, state Rep. Milou Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is now locked in a good race towards incumbent Democrat Susan Wild for Pennsylvania’s seventh district.
Mackenzie is now married to spouse Chloe they usually have a younger son.
The district the place Mackenzie and Wild will face off in November is likely one of the most evenly divided within the nation — Biden solely gained it by 0.6 factors in 2020 — and it stays a high goal for the GOP. Wild has represented it since 2018.
Mackenzie, spouse Chloe and younger son in a Father’s Day submit
Screengrab of Ryan MacKenzie’s Tinder profile
Mackenzie’s Tinder profile claimed he was ‘All the time down for a very good time! Outgoing, humorous and luxuriate in touring, snowboarding, making an attempt new eating places and getting drinks with mates.’
His state home biography lists his delivery date as August 3, 1982. The canine pictured in his Tinder profile is similar canine he has posted from his social media accounts.
Mackenzie’s profile lists him as a ‘ninth technology resident of the Lehigh Valley.’ He served in Trump-appointed positions on the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s Native Authorities Advisory Committee and as a commissioner on the President’s Fee on White Home Fellowships.
