# Andrew Myers (politician) *American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023* Andrew Myers is a Republican member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]. He has held the District 45A seat since 2023 and belongs to the [[Republican Party of Minnesota]]. District 45A lies in the western part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It takes in Mound, Minnetrista and Orono along with portions of Hennepin County.[^1] Myers lost a 2020 race to [[Kelly Morrison]] of the DFL. He won the seat in 2022, after redistricting and Morrison's run for the [[Minnesota Senate]] left it open.[^1] The record assembled for this article rests on a single secondary source, a Wikipedia biography. It documents no enactment, roll-call vote, filing or audit attributed to Myers by primary citation.[^1] ## Early life, education and career Myers was raised in a small town in central Illinois. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from Bradley University and a law degree from the University of Montana.[^1] According to the biography, he has resided in Minnesota for more than 16 years and has held a Minnesota law license for more than 15. He is a board member of the Westonka Food Shelf.[^1] Before entering the legislature, he sat on the Minnetonka Beach City Council and the Minnetonka Beach Planning Commission. He also served on the Tonka Bay Parks and Docks Commission.[^1] In 2021 he supported Jennifer Carnahan's candidacy for chair of the state Republican Party.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Myers's first legislative campaign, in 2020, ended in defeat by Morrison, then a one-term DFL incumbent. He ran again in 2022 for a seat left open by legislative redistricting and by Morrison's announced candidacy for the Senate, and won.[^1] His committee assignments are Capital Investment; Housing Finance and Policy; and Labor and Industry Finance and Policy.[^1] ### Political positions During the 2020 campaign, Myers argued that closing "so-called tax loopholes" would address only part of the state's budget shortfall. He said he would cut wasteful spending and oppose higher taxes on businesses.[^1] In 2023 he called a proposed 1% sales tax for the Twin Cities metropolitan area "a little ridiculous". He objected to a tax increase on all metro residents while the state carried a record $19 billion budget surplus.[^1] Also in 2023, Myers co-founded the Suburban Solutions Caucus, a group of metro-area legislators. The biography characterizes the caucus as working toward "balanced and reasonable solutions for suburban families".[^1] The biography lists his first-term priorities as the environment, infrastructure, schools and educators, mental health access, local law enforcement, and affordability. It cites a bill to lower car tab fees as an example of the last.[^1] The biography credits him with authoring the bipartisan Keep It Clean Act and securing its passage. It describes the act as protecting Minnesota waters from dumping and littering.[^1] It also credits him with obtaining $10.3 million for clean water infrastructure in Mound. It reports nearly $1 million obtained for safety work on Highway 7, a route through St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Shorewood, Excelsior and Greenwood.[^1] No session law, bill number or appropriation record for these items appears in the record assembled for this article.[^1] ## Personal life Myers and his wife, Amanda, have four children and live in Tonka Bay, [[Minnesota]].[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Andrew Myers (politician)* (revision 1365501605, retrieved 2026-10-26) — biographical, electoral, committee and policy statements summarized above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Myers_(politician)