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Straight Outta Congress

Some very candid and no-B.S. post-Congressional musings from Peter Meijer about the G.O.P., Trump, McCarthy, Biden, and more.

Rep. Peter Meijer
Peter Meijer was the only freshman congressman among 10 Republican members to vote for Trump’s impeachment after the January 6 riot that ransacked the Capitol. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
December 29, 2022

Peter Meijer, the fire-haired Iraq war vet, Ivy League grad, and well-heeled scion of the namesake supermarket fortune, was that rare bird when he entered Congress as a 32-year-old on January 3, 2021. Meijer evidenced little interest in building his personal brand through publicity stunts and B.S. culture war media skirmishes. Instead, he had more high-minded goals, like increasing government accountability and competitiveness for Michigan’s third district, which circles Grand Rapids, and used to be Justin Amash territory for all of the aughts.