Andy Meisner


Andrew Meisner is a politician from Ferndale, Michigan. He is a former Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He currently serves as the Oakland County Treasurer, having been elected to this position in 2008, and soundly re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Meisner is a candidate for Oakland County Executive in 2020.

Early life

While in college, Meisner was an aide to Congressmen Sander Levin and David Obey. After graduating, he became Congressman Levin's policy analyst for issues concerning criminal justice, mental health, unemployment insurance, and foreign affairs. Meisner was then elected vice president of the national, non-profit Drug-Free Kids Campaign, or CADCA.
In 2001, Meisner returned to Michigan to work as a corporate communications director for a real estate firm.

Political career

Meisner was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002. Since then he has become the Assistant Democratic Leader and the Vice-Chair of the House Commerce Committee and Ethics, Oversight and Campaign Finance Committee, and serving as a member of the Tax Policy Committee.
Meisner was awarded the "Rising Star Award" in 2005 from the 21st Century Democrats. Meisner is an advocate for easing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
After serving the maximum number of 3 terms in the State House under term limits, in November 2008, Meisner successfully ran against the incumbent Oakland County Treasurer.
In September 2009, Governor Granholm named Meisner to the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority
In November 2012, Meisner ran for re-election against term-limited State Representative Marty Knollenberg -Troy, winning by 7 points.
Meisner announced his candidacy for Oakland County Executive in March of 2019.

Electoral history