Arlan Meekhof

Arlan B. Meekhof

15th Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2015
Preceded by	Randy Richardville
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Wayne Kuipers
Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office January 11, 2011 – December 31, 2014
Preceded by	Alan Cropsey
Succeeded by	Mike Kowall
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 89th district
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Barbara Vander Veen
Succeeded by	Amanda Price
Personal details
Born	(1959-11-28) November 28, 1959 Grand Haven, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barb
Children	Three
Residence	West Olive, Michigan
Website	State Sen. Arlan B. Meekhof

Arlan B. Meekhof is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan Senate and as that chamber's majority leader. He previously served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.^[1]

Legislative Record

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]

Political Endorsements

Arlan Meekhof endorsed John Kasich for president on September 19, 2015.^[5]

References

↑ 2011-2012 Michigan Manual: State Senator Arlan B. Meekhof
↑ "Meekhof: The Senate is willing to fix our roads". Senator Arlan Meekhof.
↑ West Michigan. "WEST MICHIGAN POLITICS: Scandal: State Overpaid MILLIONS For New #MeekhofSenateBuilding".
↑ "Michigan Senate moving forward with plans to spend up to $70M on new office space". MLive.com.
↑ "Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof endorses John Kasich for president". MLive.com.

Members of the Michigan State Senate

President of the Senate: Brian Calley (R)
President pro Tempore: Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
Majority Leader: Arlan Meekhof (R)
Minority Leader: Jim Ananich (D)

Coleman Young II (D)
Bert Johnson (D)
Morris Hood III (D)
Vacant
David Knezek (D)
Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D)
Patrick Colbeck (R)
Jack Brandenburg (R)
Steven Bieda (D)
Tory Rocca (R)

Vincent Gregory (D)
Jim Marleau (R)
Marty Knollenberg (R)
David B. Robertson (R)
Mike Kowall (R)
Mike Shirkey (R)
Dale Zorn (R)
Rebekah Warren (D)
Mike Nofs (R)
Margaret O'Brien (R)

John Proos (R)
Joe Hune (R)
Curtis Hertel Jr. (D)
Rick Jones (R)
Phil Pavlov (R)
Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
Jim Ananich (D)
Peter MacGregor (R)
Dave Hildenbrand (R)
Arlan Meekhof (R)

Mike Green (R)
Kenneth Horn (R)
Judy Emmons (R)
Goeff Hansen (R)
Darwin L. Booher (R)
Jim Stamas (R)
Wayne Schmidt (R)
Tom Casperson (R)

Current Senate Majority Leaders of the United States

United States Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

AL Greg Reed (R) AK John Coghill (R) AZ Steve Yarbrough (R) AR Jim Hendren (R) CA Bill Monning (D) CO Mark Scheffel (R) CT Bob Duff (D) DE David McBride (D) FL Bill Galvano (R) GA Bill Cowsert (R) HI J. Kalani English (D) ID Bart Davis (R) IL James Clayborne Jr. (D) IN Brandt Hershman (R) IA Michael Gronstal (D) KS Terry Bruce (R) KY Damon Thayer (R) LA Danny Martiny (R) ME Garrett Mason (R) MD Catherine E. Pugh (D) MA Harriette L. Chandler (D) MI Arlan Meekhof (R) MN Tom Bakk (D) MS Terry C. Burton (R) MO Mike Kehoe (R) MT Matthew Rosendale (R) NE Galen Hadley (I) NV Michael Roberson (R) NH Jeb Bradley (R) NJ Loretta Weinberg (D) NM Michael Sanchez (D) NY John J. Flanagan (R) NC Harry Brown (R) ND Rich Wardner (R) OH Tom Patton (R) OK Mike Schulz (R) OR Diane Rosenbaum (D) PA Jake Corman (R) RI Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) SC A. Shane Massey (R) SD Tim Rave (R) TN Mark Norris (R) TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Ralph Okerlund (R) VT Philip Baruth (D) VA Tommy Norment (R) WA Mark Schoesler (R) WV Mitch Carmichael (R) WI Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) WY Eli Bebout (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D)

italics indicate no majority leader, closest equivalent is shown

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