Beth Meyers (born May 29, 1959) is an

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social worker and Democratic politician. She was a member of the

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from 2015 through 2023, representing the 74th Assembly district, in northern Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in

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, Meyers received her bachelor's degree in sociology from Northland College in December 1989. She worked for the Red Cliff Tribe as family services division chief from 1990 to 1999, and later worked as the executive director of CORE Community Services, a nonprofit group serving seniors in the area around

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. Meyers served on the

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, Board of Supervisors from 2010Meet Beth
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. until she resigned in 2015 to concentrate on her duties in the Assembly. She has also served as chair of the Bayfield County Health Board and Library Board, and as a member of the Northern Lights Services Board and of Bayfield County's Executive Committee, Sheriff's Committee, and Tribal-County Relations Committee.Mullen, Amber
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. On November 4, 2014, Meyers was elected to the

as a

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replacing Janet Bewley (also a Democrat), who was elected to the

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. She is the

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on the Assembly's Committee on Long-Term Care and Committee on Energy and Utilities, and a member of the Committees on Financial Institutions, Transportation, and Rural Development, the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations, the Speaker's Task Forces on Foster Care and Suicide Prevention, and the

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's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force."Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force"
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. On January 6, 2022, she announced that she would not seek re-election.

Political positions

Meyers supported Governor

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's attempt to expand BadgerCare,Meyers, Beth.
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. which she considered useful for the recovery from the

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, stating, " have a shortage of workers in this state. And what we need is for them to be healthy. We can’t have people who are supposed to be going to their job calling in sick… If their employer can’t provide them health care, we should be able to help them with this money."Conklin, Melanie
"The special session that wasn't"
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. She also supports state investment to help northern Wisconsin recover economically from the pandemic."Bolen to challenge Meyers for Assembly seat"
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on June 5, 2021, at the

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. Meyers supports strong regulation of pollution to protect clean running water,"Meyers in TV ad promises to protect clean drinking water"
''WisPolitics.com'', October 7, 2020. "The health of our families and our economy depends on clean water. That's why I'm eyersfighting so hard against special interests that want to pollute our land and water." particularly as applied to mining; for this reason she opposed the development of an iron mine in the Penokee Hills of

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, in 2014.Kaeding, Danielle
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. In 2016, after the previous year's legislative session on the budget lasted 12 hours, extending into the early morning of the day after it began, Meyers proposed a bill which would require votes on the budget to happen during "normal waking hours", so that citizens would be able to observe the debates and votes.Whaley, KP
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Electoral history

2014

2016

2018

2020

Personal life

Meyers had two children and was divorced prior to attending college. She lives in Russell, Wisconsin, with her husband, Kevin Buzicky.

References

External links

Official website

Campaign website
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