Arlan Meekhof

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Arlan Meekhof
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan State Senate District 30
Successor: Roger Victory

Education

High school

Allendale Public High School, 1978

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant

Arlan B. Meekhof (b. November 28, 1959) is a former Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 30 from 2011 to 2018. Meekhof served as state Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2018. Meekhof previously served as state Senate majority floor leader.

Meekhof was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Michigan State Senate because of term limits.

Meekhof served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. In 1996, he was elected to the Olive Township Board of Trustees, where he has served as a Trustee and later as Township Supervisor.

Biography

Meekhof graduated from Allendale Public High School in 1978 and attended Davenport College.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Government Operations, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meekhof served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2012
• Government Operations
• Local Government and Elections, Vice chair
• Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes
• Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
• Regulatory Reform

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Meekhof served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Meekhof 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

2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

Arlan Meekhof was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2014

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Sarah Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Arlan Meekhof was unopposed in the Republican primary. Meekhof defeated Howard in the general election.[1][2][3][4]

Michigan State Senate, District 30 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngArlan Meekhof Incumbent 71.4% 62,338
     Democratic Sarah Howard 28.6% 24,940
Total Votes 87,278

2010

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2010

Meekhof won election to the 30th District of the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat John Chester and Libertarian Bruce Campbell in the November 2 general election.[5]

Michigan State Senate, District 30 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Arlan Meekhof (R) 74,409
John Chester (D) 20,061
Bruce Campbell (L) 3,058

2008

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Meekhof ran for District 89 of the Michigan House of Representatives, beating Timothy Winslow and Terry Ashcraft.[6]

Meekhof raised $48,299 for his campaign.[7]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 89
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Arlan Meekhof (R) 28,931
Timothy Winslow (D) 16,536
Terry Ashcraft (L) 2,117

Campaign finance summary

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Arlan Meekhof campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Michigan State Senate, District 30Won $219,747 N/A**
2010Michigan State Senate, District 30Won $165,350 N/A**
2008Michigan State House, District 89Won $48,299 N/A**
2006Michigan State House, District 89Won $37,750 N/A**
Grand total$471,146 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Meekhof's endorsements included the following:

  • Right to Life of Michigan[8]

Personal

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When he served in the state House, Meekhof, the oldest of four adopted children, was married to his wife, Barb.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
  2. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
  5. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 02, 2010," March 2, 2011
  6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 04, 2008," accessed May 30, 2014
  7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Meekhof's 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 30, 2014
  8. ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Michigan State Senate District 30
2011–2018 		Succeeded by
Roger Victory
Preceded by
- 		Michigan House of Representatives District 89
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Amanda Price


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