Robert Mayer
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Robert Mayer is a judge on the 35th Circuit Court in Missouri. He was elected to the court on November 6, 2012, and his current term expires in 2018.[1]
Education
Mayer earned his undergraduate degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1994 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1996.[2]
Career
Mayer was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2004 and 2008. He served as a Republican member representing District 25 from 2005 to 2013 and was the president pro tempore in his final session. Mayer also served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.[2] Before his legislative career, Mayer was a disc jockey from 1973 to 1981, worked as a technician in industrial engineering from 1981 to 1991, and as a farmer from 1985 to 1997. He has been an attorney since 1997. Mayer served as a member of the Keller Library Board from 1999 to 2000. In 2000, he was a member of the Stoddard County Rescue Mission Board.[3]
Legislative committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mayer served on these committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mayer served on these committees:
- Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee, Missouri Senate
- Appropriations Committee, Missouri Senate
- Education Committee, Missouri Senate
- Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Missouri Senate
Legislative issues
Abortion
Mayer sponsored a bill that passed in the during the 2011 session that made any abortion after 20 weeks of gestation illegal.
Sen. Jolie Justus was a major opponent of the bill.
Justus said no fetus at 20 weeks of gestation has ever been viable to the point where life could be sustained outside the womb. She argued that the bill represents an unprecedented level of political interference into scientifically established medical practices. Justus said the nature of late-term abortions has been smeared and that of 63 abortions performed after 20 weeks in Missouri last year, virtually all involved planned pregnancies that suffered a medical mishap.
“From talking to the doctors at the only hospital in the state where these services actually take place, they explained to me that these are not people who are coming in at 20 weeks or later and saying, ‘You know what, I’ve decided I don’t want this baby; take it out of me,’” Justus said. “That’s just not happening.”
Mayer said that in the cases Justus described mothers would still be able to get an abortion under the new law. He said the intent of adding new provisions was to provide more protection to unborn children by requiring, among other things, a second medical opinion in such cases.[4]
Legislative redistricting 2011
| Redistricting discussion. |
Republican members of the Missouri congressional delegation assembled in April 2011 to throw their weight behind changes to the two existing congressional redistricting maps.
The chairmen of the state legislature’s redistricting committees, Rep. John Diehl, Sen. Scott Rupp, House Speaker Steven Tilley, House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Tim Jones, Senate President Pro Tem Robert Mayer, and Majority Floor Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey. Senators Jason Crowell and Brad Lager were seen entering party headquarters, but did not stay long.
Congress members Jo Ann Emerson, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Todd Akin, Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves were said to have joined the conversation in person or via phone link.
The redistricting stalemate between the Missouri House and Senate spurred debate and Crowell's warning of a filibuster against any attempt to pass the House version of the redistricting map.
The controversy concentrated on the way the two maps divided St. Charles and Jefferson Counties. The House map split St. Charles County in two and Jefferson County three ways. The Senate map featured a compact St. Charles County, and only two divisions in Jefferson County.[5]
Presidential preference
2012
Robert Mayer endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Elections
2012
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Mayer was elected to the 35th Circuit Court in Missouri.[7] He was unopposed in the primary and defeated Associate Judge Stephen R. Mitchell in the November 6th election.[8]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Mayer won re-election to the 25th District Seat in the Missouri State Senate, defeating Shane Stoelting (D).[9]
| Missouri State Senate, District 25 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Robert Mayer (R)
|
43,232 | 65.3% | ||
| Shane Stoelting (D) | 22,952 | 34.7% | ||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Mayer won election to the 25th District Seat in the Missouri State Senate, defeating opponents Patt Sharp (D) and Curtis Steward (L).[10]
| Missouri State Senate, District 25 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Robert Mayer (R)
|
37,575 | 56.6% | ||
| Patt Sharp (D) | 28,131 | 42.3% | ||
| Curtis Steward (L) | 730 | 1.1% | ||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Mayer won re-election to the 159th District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives unopposed.[11]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 159 (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Robert Mayer (R)
|
8,933 | 100.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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Personal
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Mayer and his wife, Nancy, have three children.
See also
- News: Missouri's primary over, leaving seven contested races for November general election, August 15, 2012
- Courts in Missouri
- Judicial selection in Missouri
External links
- Your Missouri Courts, "35th Judicial Circuit"
- Robert Mayer's personal website
- Robert Mayer's official Missouri Senate member page
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Follow the Money.org, "Campaign Contributions:" 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Results 2012," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri State Senate, "Robert N. Mayer Senate Biography," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Robert Mayer's Biography," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Missouri News Horizon, "Senate approves late-term abortion restrictions," March 31, 2011
- ↑ Missouri News Horizon, "Congressional Delegation Wades in to Redistricting Fight," April 19, 2011
- ↑ Mitt Romney, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Missouri Leaders," January 12, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Unofficial primary candidate filing list," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Results 2012," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2004 General Election Results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2002 General Election Results," accessed February 25, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Missouri State Senate District 25 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Doug Libla (R) |
