Meekhof (born November 28, 1959) is a Republican politician from Michigan formerly serving in the Michigan Senate and as that chamber's majority leader.
He previously served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.Arlan Meekhof has been a figure of controversy with the support of tax increases through the May 2015 Michigan proposal 1 tax increase as well as the October 2015 vote for fuel and registration tax/fee increase set to go in place January 2017.
He has also led the fight for the purchase of a new senate building.He endorsed John Kasich for president on September 19, 2015.