Jan Meyers
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Jan Meyers (b. July 20, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. She was elected as a member of the Republican Party to the 99th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses. She served from January 3, 1985 until January 3, 1997. During the 104th United States Congress, she was the chairwoman of the United States House Committee on Small Business. She was not a candidate for re-election to the 105th United States Congress.
She attended public schools in Superior, Nebraska and attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1951. From 1951 until 1954, she worked as an advertising and public relations assistant for a radio station in Omaha and a department store in Lincoln, Nebraska. From 1967 to 1972, she worked as a city councilwoman in Overland Park, Kansas. From 1972 until 1984, she had been a member of the Kansas Senate.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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