Robert Meza

Infobox State Representative
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name =Robert Meza
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state_house =Arizona
district =14^th
term_start =2003
term_end =present
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residence =Phoenix, Arizona
party =Democrat
alma_mater =University of Notre Dame
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Robert Meza is an American politician from Phoenix, Arizona who has served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives since 2003.

A Democrat, he represents the reliably Democratic 14th district which covers parts of central and west Phoenix. He was first elected in 2002 and won re-election in 2004 and 2006. He is a candidate for a fourth and final House term in 2008. Should he win, term limits will prevent him from seeking a fifth term in 2010.

In the 2007–8 legislative biennium, he serves on three committees: Commerce, Higher Education, and Financial Institutions and Insurance.

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Meza spent seven years in the banking industry, where he worked on small and commercial loans. He is currently employed by Chicanos Por La Causa, a non-profit organization that works with Arizona's Latino community. [cite news
title = Rep. Robert Meza — 'People want solutions — they’re not into ideology'
work = Arizona Capitol Times
date = 2007-11-02
url = http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?ID=6108
accessdate = 2008-07-29]

He is openly gay [cite news
title = More seats for gays looks chancy
work = Arizona Daily Star
date = 2002-09-28
url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADSB&s_site=azstarnet&f_site=azstarnet&f_sitename=Arizona+Daily+Star%2C+The+(AZ)&p_multi=ADSB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6756E10400D2FB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
accessdate = 2008-07-29] and serves alongside three other openly LGBT legislators: Sens. Ken Cheuvront (D–Phoenix) and Paula Aboud (D–Tucson), as well as Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D–Phoenix). [cite web
title = GLLI: Out officials
url = http://www.glli.org/out_officials
accessdate = 2008-07-29]

References

External links

* [http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=38&Legislature=48 Legislative homepage]