Background
Meyer was born in Dubuque, Iowa.
Meyer was born in Dubuque, Iowa.
He graduated from Dubuque Senior High School, the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University Law School.
He previously served on the Des Moines, Iowa City Council. He served in the Iowa National Guard. Meyer worked as a campaign manager for David Nagle, who was a candidate for the United States Senate, in 1998.
He served as an assistant Iowa attorney general and assistant Polk County attorney.
He was elected to the Des Moines City Council in 2006. Meyer ran in a special election for the 33rd district in the He defeated the Republican Party candidate, Michael Young, in the election on October 22, 2013.
He succeeded Kevin McCarthy, who resigned the seat in the Iowa House to work for the Attorney General of Iowa. He was sworn in on November 1.
The couple have two daughters.
A member of the Democratic Party, Meyer serves in the, representing the 33rd district.