In 2020, Mackenzie claimed to be 29 years-old in his Tinder profile when he was really 37 years-old.
When this gained national attention in 2024, 100 of Mackenzie’s female constituents wrote to him demanding he apologize. Mackenzie did not apologize and instead accused the women of being “Democrat operatives” even though a majority of the women who signed the letter were employed outside of politics.
HEADLINE: "GOP Rising Star Candidate And PA State Rep Ryan Mackenzie Lied About Age On Tinder Profile By EIGHT YEARS" [Daily Mail, 6/17/24]
March 2020: Mackenzie Reportedly Claimed To Be 29 Years-Old In His Tinder Profile When He Was Actually 37. According to the Daily Mail, “Eight years into his state lawmaker career, Pennsylvania state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie misrepresented his age on a dating profile by nearly a decade, Dailymail.com can reveal. In March 2020, Mackenzie, a Republican, was messaging woman from a Tinder profile claiming to be 29 years old. He was actually 37.” [Daily Mail, 6/17/24]
More Than 100 Female Constituents Wrote To State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie To Demand He Apologize For Reportedly Lying About His Age On Tinder. According to the Daily Mail, “On Monday over 100 female constituents wrote to state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie demanding an apology after DailyMail.com reported he lied about his age on his Tinder profile by nearly a decade.” [Daily Mail, 6/24/24]
Mackenzie Claimed Most Of The Women Who Called For Him To Apologize For Lying About His Age On A Tinder Profile Were “Democrat Operatives.” According to an interview Ryan Mackenzie gave with NewsNation, “ANCHOR: But I have to ask you, 100 women really? RYAN MACKENZIE: Yeah, you know it’s hard to believe but when you look at that list most of them are Democrat operatives. Real big thing that the Democrats do is they put together these lists, I mean we saw it of economists, who said they were, you know, they were in favor of Joe Biden’s economic platform. One of them turned out to be married to Janet Yellen. These letters that they sign off on are all campaign gimmicks and tricks. Again all pure distractions from the real issues and nothing a single voter has ever brought up to me.” [NewsNation, 8/26/24] (video) 00:03:31