Kevin Meyer (politician)

Meyer earned his BS in business administration from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, his MPA from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and his MBA from Alaska Pacific University.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27210 |title= Senator Kevin Meyer's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= October 31, 2013}}

• 2000: Challenging incumbent Republican Representative Jerry Sanders for the District 19 seat, Meyer won the August 22, 2000 primary with 706 votes (54.94%){{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/00PRIM/results.htm |title= Election Summary Report State of Alaska Primary Election 2000 |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013 |archive-date= January 24, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170124015433/http://elections.alaska.gov/results/00PRIM/results.htm |url-status= dead }} and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 4,502 votes (64.67%) against Democratic nominee Patti Higgins,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/00GENR/data/results.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100527134524/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/00GENR/data/results.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 27, 2010 |title= Election Summary Report State of Alaska General Election 2000 |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013 }} who had previously run for the seat in 1996 and 1998.
• 2002: Meyer was unopposed for the August 27, 2002 Republican primary, winning with 1,664 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/02PRIM/data/results.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100527154135/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/02PRIM/data/results.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 27, 2010 |title= State of Alaska Primary Election August 27, 2002 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}} and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 4,891 votes (96.41%) against write-in candidates.{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/02GENR/data/results.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100527151313/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/02GENR/data/results.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 27, 2010 |title= State of Alaska General Election November 5, 2002 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}}
• 2004: Meyer was unopposed for the August 24, 2004 Republican primary, winning with 1,664 votes,{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/04PRIM/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2004 Primary Election August 24, 2004 |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}} and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,407 votes (70.96%), against Democratic nominee Rachael Higgins.{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/04GENR/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2004 General Election November 2, 2004 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}}
• 2006: Meyer was unopposed for the August 22, 2006 Republican primary, winning with 2,530 votes,{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/06PRIM/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2006 Primary Election August 22, 2006 |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}} and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,893 votes (94.55%), against write-in candidates.{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/06GENR/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2006 General Election November 7, 2006 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}}
• 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,{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/08PRIM/data/results.html |title= State of Alaska 2008 Primary Election August 26, 2008 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}} Meyer won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,874 votes (68.88%) against Democratic nominee Doug Van Etten.{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/08GENR/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2008 General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}}
• 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,{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/12PRIM/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}} and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,304 votes (72.41%) against Democratic nominee Jake Hale.{{cite web |url= https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/12GENR/data/results.htm |title= State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= State of Alaska Division of Elections |location= Juneau, Alaska |access-date= October 31, 2013}}

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.{{cite web |url= http://www.adn.com/article/20130327/conocophillips-employees-steer-alaska-oil-tax-cut-bill-through-legislature |title= ConocoPhillips employees steer Alaska oil tax cut bill through Legislature |publisher= Alaska Dispatch News |location= Anchorage, Alaska |access-date= January 10, 2015}}

In 2015, Meyer announced he had offered a contract for communications consulting to McHugh Pierre.{{cite web |url= http://www.adn.com/article/20150106/senate-majority-hire-official-ousted-amid-national-guard-scrutiny |title= Senate majority to hire official ousted amid National Guard scrutiny |publisher= Alaska Dispatch News |location= Anchorage, Alaska |access-date= January 10, 2015}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.adn.com/article/20140925/military-and-veterans-affairs-official-resigns-parnells-request |title= Military and Veterans Affairs official resigns at Parnell's request |publisher= Alaska Dispatch News |location= Anchorage, Alaska |access-date= January 10, 2015}} Meyer described the allegations against Pierre, including those contained in the report prepared by the National Guard Bureau's Office of Complex Investigations as "hearsay."

In 2020, Meyer decided to mail absentee ballot applications to voters 65 and older, but not to younger voters. The Disability Law Center of Alaska and other plaintiffs are suing Lieutenant Governor Meyer and the State of Alaska on the grounds that this constitutes unconstitutional discrimination. The plaintiffs want absentee ballot applications mailed to all voters.{{cite web |url= https://equalcitizens.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/26A-Complaint-Alaska-July-17.pdf |title= Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief |publisher= Equal Citizens |access-date= September 9, 2020}}

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