Prior to becoming politically active, Meyer was Director of Emergency Medicine at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.

During medical school, the couple spent two months working in the field in New Guinea where they witnessed third-world medicine and the violence of tribal warfare first-hand.

Meyer spent the following year remodeling their newly purchased home in Paradise Valley, AZ and taking care of their two young children.

When his daughter Sophie was 3 years old she was enrolled in pre-school at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix and Meyer joined the board of the program.

[2] Meyer ran and won as a write-in candidate during the 2008 Democratic Primary Election for Arizona State Representative in District 11.

Meyer has been an outspoken supporter of restoring public education funds which were severely cut in Arizona following the Great Recession.

Since the beginning of the recession, our state legislature has cut billions from our public schools, resulting in a serious teacher shortage and some of the largest class sizes in the nation.

Our universities must remain world-class centers for research that also prepare our students for 21st Century jobs; only with an educated workforce, will companies choose to relocate here.

My responsibility in helping to set scope of practice guidelines and making safety decisions that impact healthcare workers across our state is one I have taken very seriously.

Arizona is facing a physician shortage in the midst of growing healthcare demands and I will advocate for new policies that will help retain graduate medical professionals in our state.

I will also continue to represent your interests on issues as varied as concussion awareness, public health policy, and hospital mergers.