Representative Peter Meijer was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's proud to represent Western Michigan, where his family has resided for four generations. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2020. He serves on the Committee on Homeland Security as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. He also serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Upon graduating from East Grand Rapids High School, Peter enlisted in the Army Reserves. While in Iraq, Peter conducted intelligence operations to protect American and allied forces. After returning from Iraq in 2011 and finishing his undergraduate studies at Columbia University, Peter joined Team Rubicon, a veteran-based disaster response organization. With Team Rubicon, Peter led humanitarian efforts in South Sudan dealing with a refugee crisis. He also led operations in New York after Superstorm Sandy and Oklahoma after a series of devastating tornadoes. In 2013, while in the Philippines leading a Team Rubicon response team to Super Typhoon Yolanda, Peter accepted a position with a conflict analysis NGO in Afghanistan. Peter ran the NGO's advisory operations in southern Afghanistan. He last served as their Acting Deputy Director for Afghanistan, delivering emergency assistance to aid workers after kidnappings and targeted killings. From Afghanistan, Peter obtained his MBA at New York University before returning to Michigan to work in urban redevelopment and real estate.