Background
Meisner, Andy was born on March 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Meisner, Andy was born on March 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
He is a former Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He currently serves as the Oakland County Treasurer, having been elected to this position in 2008, and soundly re-elected in 2012. While in college, Meisner was an aide to Congressmen Sander Levin and David Obey.
After graduating, he became Congressman Levin"s policy analyst for issues concerning criminal justice, mental health, unemployment insurance, and foreign affairs
Meisner was then elected vice president of the national, non-profit Drug-Free Kids Campaign, or CADCA. In 2001, Meisner returned to Michigan to work as a corporate communications director for a real estate firm. Meisner was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002.
Meisner is an advocate for easing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. In September 2009, Governor Granholm named Meisner to the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority
In November 2012, Meisner ran for re-election against term-limited State Representative Marty Knollenberg (R)-Troy and convincingly defeated him by 7 points.
2012 election for Oakland County Treasurer
Andy Meisner (Doctorate), 53%
Marty Knollenberg (R), 46%
2008 election for Oakland County Treasurer
Andy Meisner (Doctorate), 52%
Pat Dohany (R), 47%
2006 election for State House
Andy Meisner (Doctorate), 79%
Will Sears (R), 21%
2004 election for State HouseAndy Meisner (Doctorate), 73%
William Axtell (R), 24%
Lloyd Sherman (L), 3%
2002 election for State HouseAndy Meisner (Doctorate), 70%
Keith Sanford (R), 26%
Art Myatt (G), 3%.
Since then he has become the Assistant Democratic Leader and the Vice-Chair of the House Commerce Committee and Ethics, Oversight and Campaign Finance Committee, and serving as a member of the Tax Policy Committee.