Heather Meyer
{{Short description|American politician (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Heather Meyer
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|08|14}}
|birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
|state_house = Kansas
|district = 29th
|term_start = September 7, 2021
|predecessor = Brett Parker
|party = Democrat
|children = 2
|spouse = Cory
|education = Johnson County Community College
University of Kansas (BSW)
|website = {{URL|https://www.heatherforkansashouse.com|Campaign website}}
}}
Heather Meyer (born August 14, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 29th district. She assumed office on September 7, 2021, after the resignation of her predecessor, Brett Parker.{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/members/rep_meyer_heather_1/ |title=Representative Heather Meyer | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature |website=Kslegislature.org |access-date=10 November 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Heather Meyer's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/152373/heather-meyer |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=Vote Smart}}
Early life and education
Meyer was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Olathe, Kansas by a single father.{{cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |title=This Bisexual Kansas Legislator Wants to Get Stuff Done |website=advocate.com |date=18 October 2022 |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/10/18/bisexual-kansas-legislator-wants-get-stuff-done |access-date=10 November 2022}} At age 12, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.{{cite web |last=Mipro |first=Rachel |title=New Kansas bill would set cap on insulin prices, restrict costs for diabetes equipment |website=Kansas Reflector |date=8 February 2023 |url=https://kansasreflector.com/2023/02/07/new-kansas-bill-would-set-cap-on-insulin-prices-restrict-costs-for-diabetes-equipment/ |access-date=28 September 2024}}{{cite web |last=Levin |first=Sarah |title=Representation Matters: Kansas State Representative Heather Meyer |website=TheHumanist.com |date=10 September 2024 |url=https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/representation-matters-kansas-state-representative-heather-meyer |access-date=28 September 2024}} She attended Johnson County Community College and received her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Kansas.
Personal life
Meyer is married and has two children. She is openly bisexual.{{cite web |title=Kansas should be ‘more like what Ron DeSantis has in Florida,’ Schmidt tells rally |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article265980756.html |website=The Kansas City Star |access-date=10 November 2022 |date=19 September 2022 |quote="Heather Meyer, an Overland Park Democrat and the first openly bisexual member of the Kansas House of Representatives"}}
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Category:University of Kansas alumni
Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Kansas
Category:Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Overland Park, Kansas
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Bisexual women politicians
Category:American bisexual women
Category:American bisexual politicians
Category:People with type 1 diabetes
Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature
Category:Women state legislators in Kansas
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