Annette Meeks
{{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}}
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| office= Minnesota Metropolitan Council
Member for the 7th District
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| governor = Tim Pawlenty
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| spouse = John E. "Jack" Meeks
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| alma_mater = American Campaign Academy
University of Minnesota
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Annette Meeks (born April 12, 1960) is a Minnesota Republican politician and a member of the state's Metropolitan Council. She was the 2010 endorsed Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, running with gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
Biography
Meeks pursued a degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and also graduated from the American Campaign Academy in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|title=Notice of Appointment: Annette Meeks|url=http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/confirmations/2003-2004/2003-2004_required_docs/Meeks_Annette.PDF|publisher=State of Minnesota|accessdate=6 March 2015}} She served as deputy chief of staff for House Speaker Newt Gingrich during his time in office. She later served as chief executive officer of the Center of the American Experiment, a conservative think tank, and as the vice chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota. She is the founder and CEO of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota.{{cite web|url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/MeeksBio.htm |title=Biography of Council Member Annette Meeks, District 13 |publisher=Metrocouncil.org |date=2010-06-22 |accessdate=2010-11-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125020025/http://metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/MeeksBio.htm |archivedate=25 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}
Meeks was appointed to Minnesota's Metropolitan Council in 2003 by Governor Tim Pawlenty. She was reappointed to a second four-year term in 2007. She served as vice chair of the Council's Community Development and Transportation Committees. She is no longer a member of the Met Council.
On April 28, 2010, state representative and gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer named Meeks as his running mate. It was noted that she had previously argued that the position of lieutenant governor should be abolished.{{cite web |url=http://www.minnpost.com/dailyglean/2010/04/28/17709/gops_emmer_picks_meeks_ironies_withstanding |title=GOP's Emmer picks Meeks, ironies withstanding |publisher=Minnpost.com |accessdate=2010-11-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103023846/http://www.minnpost.com/dailyglean/2010/04/28/17709/gops_emmer_picks_meeks_ironies_withstanding |archivedate=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125020025/http://metrocouncil.org/about/CouncilBios/MeeksBio.htm Annette Meeks Metropolitan Council Biography]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605235058/http://www.citypages.com/2008-05-28/feature/annette-meeks/ "Annette Meeks, The True Believer" - City Pages 5/28/2008]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605235142/http://www.citypages.com/2008-05-28/feature/jack-meeks/ "Jack Meeks, The Lifer" - City Pages 5/28/2008]
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Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:Politicians from Minneapolis
Category:Minnesota Republicans
Category:Women in Minnesota politics
Category:21st-century American women
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