Melanie Meier
Melanie Meier (b. August 25, 1967) is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 2010 to 2015. Meier did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Meier earned her B.S. in economics from the University of Kansas in 1989 and her M.S. in management from Troy State University in 1998. She has served in the United States Army Reserve.[1]
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 |
Campaign themes
2012
Meier's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
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."
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.[3]
| 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
Meier won re-election in the 2010 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40. Meier defeated Sandra Bohne (R) in the November 2 general election.[4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Melanie Meier (D)
|
1,945 | |||
| Sandra Bohne (R) | 1,900 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[5]
2013
Melanie Meier received a score of 40.0% in the 2013 index.[6]
Personal
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Meier is married to her husband, Thomas.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Melanie + Meier + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Melanie Meier's Biography," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ "meier4kansas," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jana Taylor Goodman (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 41 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by Tony Barton (R) |
| Preceded by Don Navinsky (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 40 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by John Bradford (R) |
