Brian Meyer (Iowa)

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Brian Meyer
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Democratic Party

Iowa House of Representatives District 29
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Iowa House of Representatives District 33
Successor: Ruth Ann Gaines

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000/year

Per diem

$178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Dubuque Senior High School

Law

Drake University, 2002

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Personal
Birthplace
Dubuque, Iowa
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Official website

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Brian Meyer (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Meyer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 29. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Brian Meyer was born in Dubuque, Iowa. Meyer graduated from Dubuque Senior High School. He served in the Iowa National Guard.[1] Meyer earned a law degree from Drake University in 2002.[2] His career experience includes working as an attorney, an assistant Iowa attorney general, and an assistant Polk County attorney. Meyer served on the Des Moines City Council and the City of Des Moines Planning and Zoning Commission.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Meyer was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Meyer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Meyer was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Administration and Rules
• Commerce
• Judiciary
• Local Government
• Veterans Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Meyer served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Brian Meyer won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer (D)
 
95.7
 
7,948
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.3
 
355

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,303
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Brian Meyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer
 
98.8
 
501
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
6

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 507
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Brian Meyer won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer (D)
 
95.3
 
5,426
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.7
 
266

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,692
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Brian Meyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 29 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer
 
99.8
 
1,283
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,286
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2020

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer defeated Gregory Malone in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer (D)
 
63.7
 
8,248
Image of Gregory Malone
Gregory Malone (R)
 
36.0
 
4,666
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
38

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,952
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer
 
98.9
 
2,783
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
31

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,814
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Gregory Malone advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gregory Malone
Gregory Malone
 
98.6
 
758
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
11

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 769
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2018

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer defeated Gregory Malone in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer (D)
 
67.6
 
6,886
Image of Gregory Malone
Gregory Malone (R)
 
32.2
 
3,283
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,191
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Meyer
Brian Meyer
 
100.0
 
1,869

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,869
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2016

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Meyer defeated Jeremy Tomlinson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 33 general election.[3][4]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Libertarian Jeremy Tomlinson 23.36% 2,373
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Meyer Incumbent 76.64% 7,785
Total Votes 10,158
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Incumbent Brian Meyer defeated Jim Addy in the Iowa House of Representatives District 33 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Meyer Incumbent 69.46% 687
     Democratic Jim Addy 30.54% 302
Total Votes 989



2014

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Brian Meyer was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

2013

See also: Iowa state legislative special elections, 2013

Meyer won election in the 2013 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33. The seat was vacant following Kevin McCarthy's (D) resignation to work in the Iowa Attorney General's office. Meyer defeated Michael Young (R) in the special election, which took place on October 22.[11][12][13][14]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33, Special Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Meyer 79.3% 1,410
     Republican Michael Young 20.7% 369
Total Votes 1,779

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Brian Meyer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brian Meyer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Meyer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Iowa House of Representatives District 29Won general$16,050 $28,700
2022Iowa House of Representatives District 29Won general$20,550 $1,220
2020Iowa House of Representatives District 33Won general$42,950 N/A**
2018Iowa House of Representatives District 33Won general$34,125 N/A**
2016Iowa House of Representatives, District 33Won $36,179 N/A**
2014Iowa House of Representatives, District 33Won $14,050 N/A**
2013Iowa House of Representatives, District 33, special electionWon $43,333 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Iowa Legislature, "Brian Meyer - All Years," accessed May 13, 2023
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iowa House Democrats, “Brian Meyer” accessed December 13, 2019
    3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
    4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
    5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
    6. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    10. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
    11. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State House District 33 - 10/22/2013 Special Election," accessed August 19, 2013
    12. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed October 1, 2013
    13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tr
    14. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed November 19, 2013
    15. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    16. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Jon Dunwell (R)     		Iowa House of Representatives District 29
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Iowa House of Representatives District 33
    2013-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Ruth Ann Gaines (D)


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