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Eric Meyer (Arizona)
Eric Meyer (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on August 13, 2024. He left office on January 13, 2025.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Meyer to replace former Rep. Laura Terech (D).
Biography
Meyer's professional experience includes working as director of the Providence Emergency Medicine Department.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Meyer served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Health |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meyer served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Health |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Meyer served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Government |
| • Transportation |
| • Audit |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Meyer served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Adam Driggs (R) did not seek re-election.
Kate McGee defeated Eric Meyer in the Arizona State Senate District 28 general election.[1][2]
| Arizona State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kate McGee |
51.17% | 50,436 | |
| Democratic | Eric Meyer | 48.83% | 48,124 | |
| Total Votes | 98,560 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Eric Meyer ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 28 Democratic Primary.[3]
| Arizona State Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Eric Meyer (unopposed) | |
Kate McGee ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 28 Republican Primary.[4]
| Arizona State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kate McGee (unopposed) | |
This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Incumbent Eric Meyer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kate Brophy McGee and Shawnna Bolick defeated Mary Hamway in the Republican primary. Meyer and McGee defeated Bolick and Zhani Doko (L) in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kate Brophy McGee Incumbent |
36% | 37,054 | |
| Democratic | Eric Meyer Incumbent |
30.7% | 31,646 | |
| Republican | Shawnna Bolick | 28.2% | 29,061 | |
| Libertarian | Zhani Doko | 5.1% | 5,306 | |
| Total Votes | 103,067 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Brophy McGee Incumbent |
46.4% | 16,900 |
| Shawnna Bolick |
27.3% | 9,952 |
| Mary Hamway | 26.3% | 9,562 |
| Total Votes | 36,414 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Meyer's endorsements included the following:[9]
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2012
Meyer won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kate Brophy McGee Incumbent |
32.8% | 46,225 | |
| Democratic | Eric Meyer Incumbent |
30.6% | 43,081 | |
| Republican | Amanda Reeve Incumbent | 29.2% | 41,102 | |
| Libertarian | Libertarian | 7.5% | 10,589 | |
| Total Votes | 140,997 | |||
2010
Meyer won re-election to the 11th District seat in 2010. He was uncontested in the August 24 primary election. He and Republican Kate Brophy McGee defeated Eric West in the November 2 general election.[12]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kate Brophy McGee (R)
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32,589 | |||
| Eric Meyer (D)
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30,151 | |||
| Eric West (R) | 28,611 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Meyer and Adam Driggs were elected to the 11th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Jon Altmann (R).[13]
Meyer raised $42,008 for the campaign, Driggs raised $74,797, and Altmann raised $74,541.[14]
| Arizona State House, District 11 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Adam Driggs (R)
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39,439 | |||
| Eric Meyer (D)
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39,114 | |||
| Jon Altmann (R) | 37,110 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Meyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[15]
Education:
- Excerpt: "I will continue to advocate for the restoration of funding for education -- without raising taxes -- and I will continue to work to ensure that more students graduate from high school prepared for college and career."
Growth:
- Excerpt: "I am an advocate for economic sectors that have sustainable, long-term potential, such as high-tech and biotech businesses."
Healthcare:
- Excerpt: "Arizona is facing a physician shortage in the midst of growing healthcare demands and I will advocate for new policies that will help retain graduate medical professionals in our state."
Ethics:
- Excerpt: "I have introduced legislation the last several sessions that would ban all gifts by lobbyists to Arizona’s elected officials."
2014
Meyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[16]
Education
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative and as ranking member of the House Education Committee, I will continue to be a voice for our children. I will advocate for the restoration of funding for education -- without raising taxes -- and I will work to ensure that the new standards are successfully implemented, and that more students graduate from high school prepared for college and career."
Growth
- Excerpt: "I support improved access in our schools and universities to STEM classes in science, technology, engineering, and math, and I support tax incentives for targeted research and development, and investments in renewable sources of energy."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Arizona is facing a physician shortage in the midst of growing healthcare demands and I will advocate for new policies that will help retain graduate medical professionals in our state. I will also continue to represent your interests on issues as varied as concussion awareness, immunization requirements and hospital mergers."
Ethics
- Excerpt: "I have introduced legislation the last several sessions that would ban all gifts by lobbyists to Arizona’s elected officials. No more free trips. No more free tickets. No more free lunches. Our votes shouldn’t be for sale. I believe that all politicians should report all political contributions and their sources."
Proposition 303
- Excerpt: "Many of us know friends and family members who have died from complications of their treatment; I believe that the provisions of Proposition 303 will only exacerbate this very difficult problem. I would agree that there are seemingly needless delays in bringing some promising drugs to market, but Proposition 303 is not the solution to that delay. There are already professionals in the healthcare community, patient groups, the FDA, NIH and Congress working to shorten the process of clinical trials and drug approvals."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24.
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Eric for AZ, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Eric for AZ, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Eric for AZ, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2014
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