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'''Janice Lenore Meyers''' ([[maiden name|née]] '''Crilly'''; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American |
'''Janice Lenore Meyers''' ([[maiden name|née]] '''Crilly'''; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Kansas]].<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/janice-meyers/17018 Kansapedia-Kansas Historical Society]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
Revision as of 17:22, 22 June 2019
Jan Meyers | |
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Chair of the House Small Business Committee | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | John LaFalce |
Succeeded by | Jim Talent |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Larry Winn |
Succeeded by | Vince Snowbarger |
Personal details | |
Born | Janice Lenore Crilly July 20, 1928 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 2019 | (aged 90)
Political party | Republican |
Education | William Woods University University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BA) |
Janice Lenore Meyers (née Crilly; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas.[1]
Biography
Meyers was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended public schools in Superior, Nebraska, and attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1951. From 1951 until 1954, she worked as an advertising and public relations assistant for a radio station in Omaha and a department store in Lincoln, Nebraska. From 1967 to 1972, she was a city councilwoman in Overland Park, Kansas. From 1972 until 1984, she was a member of the Kansas Senate.[2] In 1978, she ran for the United States Senate, but was defeated in a multi-candidate Republican primary which was won by Nancy Landon Kassebaum.
In 1984, she was elected as a member of the Republican Party to the 99th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses. She served from January 3, 1985, until January 3, 1997. During the 104th United States Congress, she was the chairwoman of the United States House Committee on Small Business. She was not a candidate for re-election to the 105th United States Congress. She was the first Republican woman elected to the U.S. House from Kansas. Her son, Phil Meyers, ran for a congressional seat in Hawaii in 2000 as a Republican against Rep. Neil Abercrombie, but was defeated.
Jan Myers died on June 21, 2019 at the age of 90.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Kansapedia-Kansas Historical Society
- ^ Kansas Legislators Past and Present
- ^ Lowry, Bryan. "'She was a pioneer.' Former Kansas congresswoman Jan Meyers passes away". kansascity. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
External links
- United States Congress. "Jan Meyers (id: M000684)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Women in Congress: Jan Meyers
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1928 births
- 2019 deaths
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Kansas city council members
- Kansas Republicans
- Kansas state senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
- Politicians from Lincoln, Nebraska
- People from Superior, Nebraska
- People from Overland Park, Kansas
- Businesspeople from Nebraska
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
- Women state legislators in Kansas
- Women city councillors in the United States
- Kansas politician stubs