Kevin Meyer (politician)

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Kevin Meyer
Senator Kevin Meyer.jpg
President of the Alaska Senate
Assumed office
January 20, 2015
Preceded by Charlie Huggins
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the M district
Assumed office
January 20, 2015
Preceded by Redistricted
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the L district
In office
January 15, 2013 – January 20, 2015
Preceded by Redistricted
Succeeded by ???
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the O district
In office
January 2009 – January 15, 2013
Preceded by John Cowdery
Succeeded by Redistricted
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 30th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2009
Preceded by Joe Hayes
Succeeded by Charisse Millett
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
January 2001 – January 2003
Preceded by Jerry Sanders
Succeeded by Tom Anderson
Personal details
Born (1956-05-09) May 9, 1956 (age 68)
Beatrice, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Marty
Children Karly
Valentina
Alma mater University of Nebraska, Lincoln
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Alaska Pacific University

Kevin G. Meyer (born May 9, 1956 in Beatrice, Nebraska) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since January 20, 2009, representing District M.[1] He is President of the Alaska Senate, leading a caucus of 14 Republicans and 1 Democrat. Meyer has served in the Alaska Legislature continuously since 2003, in the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate, previously representing the district when it was District O. He works as an Investment Recovery Coordinator for ConocoPhillips.

Education

Meyer earned his BS in business administration from University of Nebraska–Lincoln, his MPA from University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and his MBA from Alaska Pacific University.[2]

Elections

  • 2012 With Democratic Senator Johnny Ellis redistricted to District I, Meyer was unopposed for the District L August 28, 2012 Republican Primary winning with 3,110 votes,[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,304 votes (72.41%) against Democratic nominee Jake Hale.[4]
  • 2002 Meyer was unopposed for the August 27, 2002 Republican primary, winning with 1,664 votes,[5] and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 4,891 votes (96.41%) against write-in candidates.[6]
  • 2004 Meyer was unopposed for the August 24, 2004 Republican primary, winning with 1,664 votes,[7] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,407 votes (70.96%), against Democratic nominee Rachael Higgins.[8]
  • 2006 Meyer was unopposed for the August 22, 2006 Republican primary, winning with 2,530 votes,[9] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,893 votes (94.55%), against write-in candidates.[10]
  • 2008 When Republican Senator John Cowdery retired and left the District O seat open, Meyer was unopposed for the August 26, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 4,515 votes,[11] Meyer won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,874 votes (68.88%) against Democratic nominee Doug Van Etten.[12]
  • 2000 Challenging incumbent Republican Representative Jerry Sanders for the District 19 seat, Meyer won the August 22, 2000 primary with 706 votes (54.94%)[13] and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 4,502 votes (64.67%) against Democratic nominee Patti Higgins,[14] who had previously run for the seat in 1996 and 1998.

Controversy

In 2013, Meyer voted with the Alaska Senate Majority to pass Senate Bill 21, restructuring the state of Alaska's tax code for oil companies and reducing their tax burden. This vote benefited Meyer's full time employer, ConocoPhillips. (Membership in the Alaska state legislature is not a full time position, and Meyer, like many of his fellow members, maintain full time employment elsewhere, taking leave when the legislature is in session.) When the bill came to the Senate floor, Meyer asked to be recused from voting. Under legislative rules, however, a member of the legislature must vote if any other members object, and several did.[15]

In 2015, Meyer announced he had offered a contract for communications consulting to McHugh Pierre.[16] Pierre formerly served as the civilian second in command for the Alaska State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, but was forced to resign in 2014 after investigation revealed he had exerted inappropriate and undue influence to derail an investigation of a high school friend of his then serving in the National Guard and suspected of sexually assaulting another member of the Alaska National Guard. Investigation also revealed Pierre attempted to coerce whistle-blowers into signing non-disclosure agreements prohibiting them from speaking to the media or outsiders about ongoing problems with multiple sexual assaults and other misconduct in the Alaska National Guard.[17] Meyers described the allegations against Pierre, including those contained in the report prepared by the National Guard Bureau's Office of Complex Investigations as "hearsay."

References

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