Peter Meijer

Peter Meijer
Meijer in 2020
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district
In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Justin Amash
Succeeded by	Hillary Scholten
Personal details
Born	Peter James Meijer (1988-01-10) January 10, 1988 (age 36) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gabriella Zacarias ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Relatives	Hank Meijer (father) Doug Meijer (uncle) Frederik Meijer (grandfather) Hendrik Meijer (great-grandfather)
Education	United States Military Academy Columbia University (BA) New York University (MBA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	2008–2016
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	325th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/wars	Iraq War

Peter James Meijer (/ˈmaɪ.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 Trump administration official John Gibbs, who lost the general election to Democrat Hillary Scholten.