Preceded by Larry Winn Role American Politician Name Jan Meyers | Political party Republican Succeeded by Vince Snowbarger Party Republican Party | |
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Born July 20, 1928 (age 95)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. ( 1928-07-20 ) Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln, William Woods University | ||
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Janice Lenore "Jan" Meyers (née Crilly; born July 20, 1928 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas.
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. 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 overwhelmingly.