Peter Merideth is an American attorney and politician who was a member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

from 2017 to 2025, representing the 80th district. He was first elected in November 2016.

Early life and education

Merideth was born and raised in

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. After graduating from

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, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in musical theatre from the

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and a

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from the

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Career

Merideth is a counsel at Dearing & Hartzog, L.C. He also served as a member of the St. Louis City Board of Equalization. He was elected to the

in November 2016 and assumed office in 2017. Merideth also serves as ranking minority member of the House General Laws Committee and House Budget Committee. During the 2020 legislative session, Merideth introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri.

Electoral history

References

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