Heather Meyer | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 29th district | |
Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Brett Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | Kansas City,Missouri,U.S. | August 14,1980
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | Johnson County Community College (AA) University of Kansas (BSW)(MSW) |
Website | Campaign website |
Heather Meyer (born August 14,1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 29th district. She assumed office on September 7,2021,after the resignation of her predecessor,Brett Parker. [1] [2]
Meyer was born in Kansas City,Missouri and raised in Olathe,Kansas by a single father. [2] [3] At age 12,she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [4] [5] She graduated from Olathe North High School in 1998,and went on to receive her Associate of Arts from Johnson County Community College,and both her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from the University of Kansas. [2] [3]
Meyer is separated from her spouse and has two children. [2] She is openly bisexual. [3] [6]
Heather Meyer, an Overland Park Democrat and the first openly bisexual member of the Kansas House of Representatives