Daniel Philip Meuser is an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist serving as the US representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district since 2019.
30 Facts About Dan Meuser
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Dan Meuser has testified before Congress regarding the criticality for federal practices surrounding rights and caring for the disabled.
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Dan Meuser left the company in August 2008 to pursue a career in public service.
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In 2006, Dan Meuser received HomeCare magazine's HomeCaring Award, which recognized his work in the home medical equipment industry.
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Dan Meuser was a candidate for the GOP nomination in Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, having announced the launch of his campaign in September 2007.
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Dan Meuser lost the Republican primary to fellow businessman Chris Hackett, who went on to lose to Democratic incumbent Chris Carney in November 2008.
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Dan Meuser heavily underscored his conservative values, referencing Ronald Reagan and emphasizing his work at Pride Mobility as part of a larger effort to embrace small-scale government and low taxes.
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Hackett attacked Dan Meuser for hiring undocumented immigrants at Pride Mobility and funding prominent national Democratic politicians.
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When Dan Meuser ran for the 10th congressional district in 2008, he lived in the 11th congressional district, where Lou Barletta was running for Congress against incumbent Paul Kanjorski.
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Dan Meuser promised that he would actually live in the district by the time voters cast their ballots in the primary election; he had purchased a house in Harvey's Lake, which is in the 10th district.
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In October 2017, Dan Meuser announced that he would run as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district.
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Dan Meuser will go to Washington and join President Trump to fight for the America First Agenda.
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Dan Meuser was endorsed by at least 31 prominent elected or politically active women, including State Senator Lisa Baker, television host Tiffany Cloud, State Representative Tarah Toohil, State Representative Karen Boback, and Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis.
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In December 2020, Dan Meuser joined over 120 Republican members of the House of Representatives in signing an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate Pennsylvania's 2020 presidential election votes.
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Dan Meuser believes that "equal protection must be granted to each born and pre-born human person via the United States Constitution under the 14th Amendment".
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Dan Meuser supported Trump's plan to add $54 billion increase in defense spending.
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In December 2020, Dan Meuser joined over 120 House Republicans in signing an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate Pennsylvania's 2020 presidential election votes.
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Dan Meuser voted against impeaching Trump on an article of impeachment of "incitement of insurrection" in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol.
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In May 2021, Dan Meuser voted against the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack.
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Dan Meuser supported Trump's declaration of the opioid epidemic as a national health emergency.
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Dan Meuser has proposed a three-pronged approach: supply, harm reduction, and recovery.
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Dan Meuser voted against the MORE Act, which would have removed cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Dan Meuser supported Trump's proposal to construct a wall on the entire border with Mexico.
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Dan Meuser has argued that President Obama's executive order on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was unconstitutional and supports ending DACA.
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Dan Meuser signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform.
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In December 2020, Meuser was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Trump.
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Dan Meuser was appointed Secretary of Revenue by Governor Tom Corbett after more than two decades in the private sector.
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Dan Meuser is a board member of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, sits on the board of trustees for Misericordia University, and is on the board of the Pittston Young Men's Christian Association.
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Dan Meuser is a donor to such organizations as United Way, Make-A-Wish Foundation, MS Society, St Jude Hospital, and St Joseph's Hospital.
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Dan Meuser once claimed a home in Kingston Township as his residence, but changed his registration to a home in Dallas two months before the election.