Peter Meijer

Peter Meijer
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJustin Amash
Succeeded byHillary Scholten
Personal details
Born
Peter James Meijer

(1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Gabriella Zacarias
(m. 2016)
Children1
RelativesHank Meijer (father)
Doug Meijer (uncle)
Frederik Meijer (grandfather)
Hendrik Meijer (great-grandfather)
EducationUnited States Military Academy
Columbia University (BA)
New York University (MBA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2008–2016
RankSergeant
Unit325th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/warsIraq War

Peter James Meijer (/ˈm.ər/, MY-ər; born January 10, 1988) is an American politician and business analyst who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Meijer was a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan to succeed Debbie Stabenow. He dropped out on April 26, 2024.

Meijer is a member of the Meijer family, the owners of the Meijer superstore chain. He holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a master's degree in business administration from New York University. Meijer served in the United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq as an intelligence advisor during the Iraq War.

In 2020, Meijer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd congressional district. He was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump's second impeachment. Meijer sought re-election in 2022, but lost the Republican primary to former Trump administration official John Gibbs, who lost the general election to Democrat Hillary Scholten.