Arlan Meekhof

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Arlan Meekhof
Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byRandy Richardville
Succeeded byMike Shirkey
Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office
January 11, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byAlan Cropsey
Succeeded byMike Kowall
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byWayne Kuipers
Succeeded byRoger Victory
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 89th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byBarbara Vander Veen
Succeeded byAmanda Price
Personal details
Born (1959-11-28) November 28, 1959 (age 65)
Grand Haven, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBarb
Children3
EducationDavenport University
WebsiteState Senate website (archived)

Arlan B. Meekhof (born November 28, 1959) is an American Republican politician from Michigan formerly serving in the Michigan Senate and as that chamber's majority leader. He previously served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]

Arlan Meekhof has been a figure of controversy with the support of tax increases through the May 2015 Michigan proposal 1 tax increase as well as the October 2015 vote for fuel and registration tax/fee increase set to go in place January 2017.[2] He has also led the fight for the purchase of a new senate building.[3][4]

He endorsed Ohio governor John Kasich for president on September 19, 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 2011-2012 Michigan Manual: State Senator Arlan B. Meekhof
  2. ^ "Meekhof: The Senate is willing to fix our roads". Senator Arlan Meekhof. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. ^ West Michigan (May 7, 2015). "WEST MICHIGAN POLITICS: Scandal: State Overpaid MILLIONS For New #MeekhofSenateBuilding".
  4. ^ "Michigan Senate moving forward with plans to spend up to $70M on new office space". MLive.com. February 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof endorses John Kasich for president". MLive.com. September 20, 2015.
Michigan Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
2015–2019
Succeeded by