Melanie Meier

Melanie Meier
Kansas House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$88.66/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Kansas (1989)
Master's	Troy State University (1998)
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1989 – present
Personal
Birthday	August 25, 1967
Place of birth	Wurzburg, Germany
Profession	Inspector General, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Melanie Meier (b. August 25, 1967) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 41 since 2013. She previously represented District 40 from 2011 to 2013.

Meier served as an Army Air Defense Artillery Officer in 1990 and transferred in 1994 to Military Intelligence, serving in both Fort Hood, Texas and Seoul, South Korea. She is also a member of the Reserves.

Meier graduated from the University of Kansas in 1989 with a degree in Economics. She then went on to earn her Masters in Management from Troy State University 1998.

Issues

Campaign themes

Meier's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Public Education

• Excerpt:"I believe public education is the foundation of our democracy, and the opportunity for all children to receive an education is among America's proudest achievements."

Economic Prosperity

• Excerpt:"The economic health of Kansas depends on a balance of business growth, infrastructure support, and available energy."

The Second Amendment

• Excerpt:"Our Founding Fathers believed that the individual's right to own a firearm was so important that they included it as the Second Amendment."

Emergency Management

• Excerpt:"As your Representative, I bring my experience in emergency management and inter-agency coordination to Topeka. We must be vigilant in homeland security and be prepared for the unthinkable."

Veteran Benefits

• Excerpt:"As your State Representative I fight to ensure your State government does everything it can to re-integrate these Heroes back into Kansas, into their family life, and into the Kansas economy."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meier served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
• Transportation and Public Safety Budget
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice

2011-2012

Meier served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice
• Judiciary
• Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Meier won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 41. She ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Jana Goodman (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 41, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Melanie Meier Incumbent	55.2%	3,427
	Republican	Jana Goodman Incumbent	44.8%	2,778
Total Votes				6,205

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Meier defeated Sandra Bohne (R) in the November 2 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Melanie Meier (D)		1,945
Sandra Bohne (R)		1,900

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Meier raised $32,444 in contributions.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kansas State Auto Workers	$1,000
Sanders, John D & Audrey	$1,000
Bottenberg & Associates	$1,000
Kansas Optometric Association	$1,000

Personal

Meier has a husband, Thomas.

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• Bar Association to observe Law Day - Leavenworth Times
• Retired court clerk honored - Leavenworth Times
• Adventures at the Statehouse - Leavenworth Times
• Brownback OKs second count of military students - Fort Leavenworth Lamp

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Website
• Kansas Legislature - Melanie Meier
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Kansas Votes profile

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jana Taylor Goodman (R)	Kansas House of Representatives District 41 2013-Present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Don Navinsky (D)	Kansas House of Representatives District 40 2011–2013	Succeeded by John Bradford (R)