Joshua Meggers (born 1980) is an American politician and police officer who has represented the 54th district in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of Hardin and Grundy counties, as well as parts of western Black Hawk County.
He graduated from Hudson High School in 1999, and received a bachelor's degree in criminology from Upper Iowa University.
[1] Following decennial redistricting in 2021, Meggers announced his bid to run for the open 54th district seat in the Iowa House of Representatives in January 2022.
[5] He defeated Jody Anderson, a former Iowa Falls city manager, by over 800 votes in the Republican primaries on June 4, 2024, and will again run unopposed in the general election on November 5, 2024.
[6] Meggers has said that his priorities include public education, lowering corporate taxes and incentivizing recruitment for emergency service departments.