It's official: Democrat Hillary Scholten will represent Michigan's third congressional district. Rep. Peter Meijer on Twitter Gottheimer, who owns dozens of different individual stocks, has not created for himself what's known as a "qualified blind trust" a congressionally approved financial arrangement where a lawmaker cedes control of all or part of his or her assets to an independent trustee. I'm not saying there shouldn't be an alternative. Stephen Kokx, a writer and lifelong resident of Meijer's district, recently spoke with Big League Politics about Meijer and his perception among the people who elected him. "I think divided government, especially with the Republican Senate majority being held, there'll be a strong encouragement to look for bipartisan solutions to look for compromise and thingsthat can work across the aisle. Lets welcome him as our next congressman and work to build a great relationship. And at the same time, it's very easy for misunderstanding and suspicion to take root, which can be very well founded. Meijer's loss was made. This is my frustration with a lot of one-size-fits-all approaches from the federal government. Peter Meijer's Pro-Trump Challenger Backed by Democrats' Ad Buy [56], in May 2022, Meijer was one of 16 House Republicans to vote for the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. Scholten had a cash edge going into the last three weeks with $431,483 in the bank to Meijer's $154,645, according to disclosure reports through Oct. 14. The House Administration Committee, for its part, is poised to schedule a hearing on a congressional stock ban. Peter Meijer Seat Lost: Thanks, Donald Trump | National Review Meijer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In contrast to what we voted on in the House, where many of the underlying titles, individual senators hadindividual Democratic senators had expressed reservations about and couldn't even support. (Federal election disclosures report assets in ranges, with the highest being $50 million or more, meaning Meijers stake in the family trust could be worth considerably more.). PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), formerly Prudential Investment Management, is the asset management arm of American life insurance company Prudential Financial. Contributions or gifts to DCCC are not tax-deductible. That has expressed itself in my efforts to reassert the legislative branch's primacy in areas of war and peace through the National Security Reforms and Accountability Act, trying to tackle the growth of the emergency powers claimed by the president through one of the titles in that act. I know that shell continue to fight for our rights and make a difference for the people of West Michigan. J.B. Pritzker, a Hyatt Hotel heir, is the wealthiest, worth $3.4 billion, followed by President Trump, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. Or you know, the Capitol Police invited people in. And do you think any evidence could be brought to light that will actually impact the views of voters regarding what happened that day? Nous, Yahoo, faisons partie de la famille de marques Yahoo. Meijers choice to pursue a political career hasnt cost him a stake in the family fortune. I think one of the challenges is, it's hard to fix a lot of governmental dysfunction in a politically polarized moment. "Were confident everything on our end has been handled appropriately and are pleased the issue has been corrected," Truscott said. [21] Meijer defeated Lynn Afendoulis in the August 4 primary election. The Brain Trust | Columbia | Zuckerman Institute "Most of my professional background has been in places that are not the best functioning Baghdad, Kabul, disaster zones so I'm a little bit optimistic that I'll find a higher functioning D.C., even if that's a very low bar," Meijer said. More than a name: Peter Meijer faces Hillary Scholten in competitive As part of the project, Insider created a searchable, sortable database of lawmakers' personal finances, including assets and debts. After the complaint was filed Friday, the Congressional Leadership Fund amended its FEC filing to say the $150,000 contribution came from Hendrik G. Meijer, Peter'sfather, who is identified as the owner and sole member of Montcalm LCC. Now what we voted on in the House were a lot of things that were just kind of dusted off, pulled off the shelf. I think we should have policy-oriented conversations rather than a conversationrather than a politics whose goal is to channel the anger of the electorate in a way that best benefits the candidate personally. Meijer's loss was made. These investments come to light in the midst of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has prompted the US government to hit Russia with heavy sanctions and triggered boycotts of Russian products and culture, from vodka to soccer. The FEC complaint notes that Montcalm LLC lacks a business imprint or an online presence such as a website, social media account or business record. Because of that vote, you're facing a Trump-backed challenger. That doesn't seem like a recipe to enact significantyou know, that's not a winning recipe. "Peter Meijer ran on the fact that he's a veteran.Lots of patriots voted for him. Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, United States, PGIM manages more than $1 trillion in assets across its fixed income, equity, real estate, alternatives, and multi-asset channels, including $283 billion for retail investors, and $553 billion for . But Meijer told HuffPost in a phone interview on Tuesday that he has. Only a handful of federal lawmakers have established qualified blind trusts, which can be expensive and time-consuming to formalize. A lot of Michigan families are struggling. I also really appreciate the opportunity to talk with individuals who, in good faith, have arrived at different conclusions, and be able to either defend how I arrived at my position or to gain a perspective, or getting information that maybe I didn't have. Voters have a right to know who is trying to influence their vote. As a Michigan Republican, how do you assess the direction that your party is going in the state? Similarly, Peter Meijer has stayed away from the family businessthough he has said that he stocked shelves at Meijer supermarkets as a teen. I think there's room for optimism. Meanwhile, the Michigan Republican says he doesn't have any regrets about his vote to impeach Trump after the events of January 6, 2021. As we've seen in Michigan, where we're putting more and more money toward some of these projects, and the more you're putting the money toward them, the more the cost is going up. Peter Meijer Reflects on Trump, GOP after Primary Loss - National Review [70][71], Meijer opposes abortion. For the most recent quarter of campaign finance data, Meijer received campaign contributions from the following DeVos family members and DeVos-owned entities: Amway/Alticor Inc. - $5,000 And that requires deep diagnosis, that requires deep analysis. Why else would he support repealing the Affordable Care Act, with its protections for Michiganders with pre-existing conditions, during a deadly pandemic that has cost over 200,000 lives and left millions out of work?. Why did you vote against that? "He has my full support as he takes on a new role. U.S. House Republican leader endorses Peter Meijer for Congress What we saw on Wednesday is that the President is unfit for office, Meijer said on national television on January 11. The law requires that big donors be publicly reported and the public has a right to know if a billionaire is bankrolling a super PAC supporting his son's run for office. I think it's essential that we have politicians who don't put their jersey on first. "Khanna strongly supports the president's sanctions targeting Putin, the oligarchs, and the Russian government.". If it had been 2012 and Barack Obama had lost that election, and had his supporters storming the Capitol, I'm pretty sure there would have been a few more Republicans voting for impeachment. [25] It was the closest race in the district since Harold S. Sawyer was held to 53% in what was then the 5th district in 1982,[26] and only the second time since 1982 that a Democrat had managed 40% of the vote (Amash's Democratic opponent had taken 43% two years earlier[27]). twitter.com/RepMei. His district was previously represented by Justin Amash, the first Libertarian member of Congress. Just days after he was sworn in to Congress, former GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan watched in horror as protestors stormed the Capitol. Even though many conservatives in the 3rd district had suspicions he was a moderate, they bit their lip and supported him, trusting . [28], Meijer ran for reelection in the district for the 2022 elections. I think that runs entirely contrary to any notion of leadership. Now Meijer is asking voters . 1808, a bill to ban assault weapons. So as one fortunate sons term comes to an end, another is just beginning his. Deeply unsettled by the . "I've spent several years as a combatant in Iraq, as a civilian non-combatant in Afghanistan working on humanitarian aid operations and saw how what our government does or doesn't do lives hang in the balance," Meijer said. Those have been conservative principles and those have been demonstrated and have been effective. The terms of such qualified blind trusts, which congressional guidance states is the "most comprehensive approach" to avoiding "potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of such conflicts," are a matter of public record. In a phone interview Monday, Meijer confirmed that the trust, for which he is the "sole beneficiary with no authority or advisory role" in it, dumped all of its individual stocks in early 2021, including the shares in Yandex. In the aftermath of Wednesdays vote, Meijer and his colleagues have been on high alert, according to the congressman. He is the oldest son of Hank Meijer and the grandson of Frederik Meijer, whose father, Hendrik Meijer, founded supermarket chain Meijer after he emigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. [47][48], In September 2021, Meijer was among 135 House Republicans to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to register for the draft. Peters father, Hank, and his uncle, Doug, the reclusive brothers who Forbes estimates are worth a combined $10.2 billion, took over the business from their father, Fred, in 1990.