Mort Meier is a former
Democratic Party candidate
for the
United States
Congress who ran in against
John
A. Boehner in the
2006 House elections. He
was defeated on November 7, 2006. The vote was 64% for Boehner and
36% for Meier. Boehner's donations exceeded $3,000,000 and the
donations to Meier's campaign were less than $3,000. Meier entered
the campaign because there was no other Republican or Democratic
opposition to Boehner. Meier did not seek volunteers or intend a
large campaign. With the aid of one volunteer, his campaign was
basically a two man operation.
After
serving more than four years in the United States Air Force during the
Korean War, Mort studied Public
Administration and Economics at American University
in Washington. These studies included lab
courses on Capitol Hill in seminars with Congressmen.