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April 21, 2012

Meyer in race for House seat

Stewart Meyer of Chickasha announces that he is running for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in District 51.

Meyer, a longtime resident of Chickasha and retired member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, emphasized his law enforcement background as a positive aspect of his campaign.

 He is a Democrat.

“I served in the Clinton Police Department for seven years, and then in the OHP for almost 30 years,” said Meyer, “and that extensive experience prepares me well to legislate on law enforcement issues in the House.

"Our police and law enforcement sacrifice their safety daily to protect us, and I think it’s important that their voice be heard in the Legislature.”

Meyer’s wife, Beth Ann, is a retired elementary school teacher

who taught in the Chickasha Public Schools and Clinton Public Schools for a total of 32 years. Given her background, they both care deeply about educational issues.

Meyer and his wife both have an extensive and impressive record of community service as well.

Meyer is a deacon at First Baptist Church in Chickasha, and along with Beth Ann has been a Special Olympics volunteer since 1984.

Since 2001, they have participated in an annual walk from Chickasha to Stillwater to raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics.

Meyer, the director of the Law Enforcement Torch Run from 2005-2009, has also been a board member for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma since 2007.

“I am excited to announce my candidacy for the seat in District 51, and I promise that if elected I will do everything in my power to give the people of the district a powerful voice at the Capitol,” said Meyer. “I will treat my job as a legislator with the same enthusiasm and dedication that I have given to my career as a law enforcement officer and community volunteer.”

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