meyer ran and won as a write-in candidate during the 2008 democratic primary election for arizona state representative in district 11. he went on to win the general election and first assumed office in 2009. meyer has been an outspoken supporter of restoring public education funds which were severely cut in arizona following the great recession. re-elected three times since, meyer was nominated as democratic leader by his caucus in 2014. he has served on government, transportation, and education committees in previous legislative sessions and currently serves on both the health and appropriations committees.