Morgan Meyer
| Morgan Daniel Meyer | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Branch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Keana Bucher Meyer |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | University Park, Texas |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
Morgan Daniel Meyer (born 1974) is a lawyer with Bracewell & Giuliani in Dallas, Texas,[1] who is an incoming 2015 member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 108 in Dallas County. He succeeds the twelve-year House veteran Dan Branch, who ran unsuccessfully in the May 27, 2014 runoff election for Attorney General of Texas but was defeated by State Senator Ken Paxton. Branch endorsed Meyer as his successor in the House runoff election.[2]
Background
From a family of six children,[3] Meyer graduated in 1996 from Southern Methodist University in University Park,[1] which he attended on a scholarship. He was an intern for former U.S. Representative Larry Combest of Texas's 19th congressional district, based about Lubbock.[3] In 1999, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.[1]
Meyer resides in University Park with his wife, the former Keana Bucher, and, as of 2014, their three children. He is a Sunday school teacher in the United Methodist Church. He is a past officer of the Greater Dallas Pachyderm Club, an organization which promotes the Republican Party.[3]
Legal and political life
Meyer counsels for Bracewell and Giuliani in complex commercial litigation and appeals in the areas of oil and natural gas, telecommunications, intellectual property, consumer finance, banking, employment disputes, real estate, landlord/tenant issues, construction, equipment leasing, and bankruptcy proceedings. Since 2004, he has been repeatedly named by Thomson Reuters among Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars."[1]
In his bid for the state House, Meyer on May 27, 2014 handily defeated private equity partner Chart Hampton Westcott (born 1985) of Dallas, his intraparty runoff opponent, 8,551 votes (74.4 percent) to 2,935 (25.6 percent.[4] The campaign was heated and personal; in July, two months after the runoff voting, a flyer, signed by Dallas Cowboys football star Troy Aikman, was mistakenly mailed to voters asking for support for Westcott, who is affiliated with the conservative Traditional Values Coalition. Westcott apologized for the mistake and said that he fully endorsed Meyer in the general election despite their primary rivalry.[2]
In the general election on November 4, 2014, Meyer defeated the Democrat Leigh Bailey, who is also a lawyer, 24,973 (60.7 percent) to 16,182 (39.3 percent).[5]
Meyer's District 108 includes Park Cities, Uptown, Downtown Dallas, Old East Dallas, Bluffview, Preston Hollow, Highland Park and University Park.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Morgan D. Meyer". bracewellgiuliani.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 Melissa Repko (July 29, 2014). "Former Texas House candidate Chart Westcott says campaign mailer was sent in error". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "About Morgan Meyer". morganmeyerfortexas.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Republican runoff election returns, May 27, 2014". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "General election returns, November 4, 2014". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "House District 108". morganmeyerfortexas.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
| Preceded by Dan Branch |
Texas State Representative from District 108 (Dallas County) 2015– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
