Peter James Meijer is an American politician and business analyst who served as the US representative for from 2021 to 2023.
34 Facts About Peter Meijer
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Peter Meijer was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump's second impeachment.
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Peter Meijer is the oldest son of Hank Meijer and the grandson of Frederik Meijer, whose father, Hendrik Meijer, founded supermarket chain Meijer after he emigrated to the United States from the Netherlands.
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Peter Meijer legally readopted the family name at age eighteen.
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Peter Meijer graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 2006.
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Peter Meijer initially studied for one year at the United States Military Academy at West Point before transferring to Columbia University in 2008, graduating with a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology in 2012.
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Peter Meijer was a volunteer emergency medical technician for Columbia University's emergency medical services.
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From 2008 to 2016, Peter Meijer served in the United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq from 2010 into 2011, serving as an intelligence advisor.
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In 2017, Peter Meijer graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with a Master of Business Administration.
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From 2013 to 2015, Peter Meijer worked as a conflict analyst for an international NGO.
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Peter Meijer was later employed by Olympia Development of Michigan of Ilitch Holdings as an analyst from April 2018 to January 2019.
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Mark J Bissell of Bissell home-care products and the late businessman Peter Secchia donated to Meijer's campaign.
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Peter Meijer faced Democratic nominee Hillary Scholten in the general election.
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Peter Meijer raised $2.7 million during the campaign, to Scholten's $3 million.
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Peter Meijer ran for reelection in the district for the 2022 elections.
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Peter Meijer accepted the 2020 presidential election results, announcing publicly that he accepted the outcome and recognized Joe Biden as president-elect.
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The next day, Peter Meijer stated in an interview with MSNBC that he had purchased body armor and made changes to his daily schedule due to threats against his life in reaction to his vote for impeachment.
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On January 20,2021, the day of Biden's inauguration, Peter Meijer was one of 17 newly elected House Republicans to sign a letter congratulating him and expressing hope of working across the partisan divide.
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On May 23,2021, Peter Meijer condemned Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's comparison between having to wear face masks in the House and the Holocaust.
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On May 19,2021, Peter Meijer became one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
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On October 21,2021, Peter Meijer was one of nine House Republicans to vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.
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In June 2021, Peter Meijer was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
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In September 2021, Peter Meijer was among 135 House Republicans to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to register for the draft.
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Peter Meijer believes Republicans should take on the problem with conservative solutions.
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On March 21,2021, Peter Meijer signed a letter pressing Biden to stop Enbridge Line 5, an oil pipeline, from being shut down in May Congressional members' concerns about the pipeline's closure intensified after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.
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Peter Meijer was one of eight House Republicans to vote for the Colorado Wilderness Act.
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In May 2022, Peter Meijer was one of 16 House Republicans to vote for the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.
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In 2021, Peter Meijer co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act, the Republican alternative to the Equality Act.
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In 2021, Peter Meijer was one of 29 Republicans to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
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Peter Meijer was one of 31 Republicans to vote for the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act.
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In 2022, Peter Meijer was one of six Republicans to vote for the Global Respect Act, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of the internationally recognized human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people, and for other purposes.
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In 2022, Peter Meijer was one of 14 House Republicans to support a bipartisan agreement on gun control, which included a red flag provision, support for state crisis intervention orders, funding for school safety resources, stronger background checks for buyers under 21, and penalties for straw purchases.
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In 2022, Peter Meijer was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.
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Peter Meijer has consistently voted against bills to expand abortion access and has an A+ rating from the Susan B Anthony list.