Kevin Meyer (politician)

Kevin Meyer
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 Lesil McGuire
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
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

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

  1. ↑ "Kevin Meyer". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Senator Kevin Meyer's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Election Summary Report State of Alaska Primary Election 2000". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Election Summary Report State of Alaska General Election 2000". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "State of Alaska Primary Election August 27, 2002 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "State of Alaska General Election November 5, 2002 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  7. ↑ "State of Alaska 2004 Primary Election August 24, 2004". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  8. ↑ "State of Alaska 2004 General Election November 2, 2004 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "State of Alaska 2006 Primary Election August 22, 2006". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  10. ↑ "State of Alaska 2006 General Election November 7, 2006 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "State of Alaska 2008 Primary Election August 26, 2008 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  12. ↑ "State of Alaska 2008 General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  13. ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  14. ↑ "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  15. ↑ "ConocoPhillips employees steer Alaska oil tax cut bill through Legislature". Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Senate majority to hire official ousted amid National Guard scrutiny". Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Military and Veterans Affairs official resigns at Parnell's request". Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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