Kevin Meyer (politician)
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| President of the Alaska Senate | |
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In office January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Huggins |
| Succeeded by | Pete Kelly |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the M district |
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Assumed office January 20, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the L district |
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In office January 15, 2013 – January 20, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Succeeded by | Lesil McGuire |
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the O district |
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In office January 2009 – January 15, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Cowdery |
| Succeeded by | Redistricted |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 30th district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Charisse Millett |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 19th district |
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In office January 2001 – January 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Tom Anderson |
| Personal details | |
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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. 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.
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.
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.
In 2015, Meyer announced he had offered a contract for communications consulting to McHugh Pierre. 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. 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."
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