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Democratic Rep. Melanie Meier of Leavenworth, has filed for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives.
Meier represents the 40th House District, covering Leavenworth.
She is the first to file for the position.
She was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2008.
Meier is the Ranking Democrat on the Committee on Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security. She also serves on the Committees on Corrections and Juvenile Justice and the Judiciary.
Meier received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Kansas where she was a member of the Army ROTC and graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate.
Meier went on active duty in 1990 as an Army Air Defense Artillery Officer. She served in Fort Hood, Texas and Seoul, Korea.
After eight years active duty, Meier joined the Kansas National Guard in 2010 after a tour in Iraq.
Meier met her husband, Tom, at Fort Hood, and they reside in Leavenworth.
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