[1] In 1991 Meier was appointed to serve out the term of Oneida County Executive John Plumley, who had abruptly resigned.
[1] In 1996, then Senator of the New York State's 47th district, and fellow Republican, William Sears, announced his retirement.
Meier was opposed by third-party candidate, Donald J. Thomas, who was endorsed by the New York State Right to Life Party.
Meier was a supporter of the STAR School Tax Relief program which became law in 1997, and was accelerated in 1998.
He worked to pass legislation giving veterans groups more freedom to spend the money they raise, and sponsored a 1997 constitutional amendment to give active duty military personnel veterans’ credits on civil service exams.
In October 2001 Meier was appointed to the position of co-chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures' TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) Reauthorization Task Force.
He testified before the United States Congress on TANF Reauthorization in April 2002, and served as a Member At-large of NCSL's executive committee.
Meier authored a law requiring the United States Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Federal Medicaid waiver to create a pilot program to offer less costly, more appropriate care to Medicaid patients in need of long-term care.
[8] While still with that company, Meier became a volunteer liaison for federal agencies in the City of Rome, where he had served on the Corporation Counsel, with the aim of increasing economic connections.