Lacey attended Idaho State University and was a senior manager with Union Pacific Railroad.
[2] In the general election on November 4, 2014, Roy received 6,193 votes (55.44%) against Kert Howard.
Redistricted to District 29, Lacey chose to run for its open senate seat.
[4] Lacey faced Greg Romriell in the general election and won with 53.8% of the vote.
[5] When longtime Democratic Representative Donna Boe retired, Lacey ran unopposed for the May 25, 2010, Democratic primary and won with 1,404 votes;[6] Lacey won the November 2, 2010, general election with 5,315 votes (58.2%) against Brian P. Nugent .