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Himself considered a [[Moderate Republican]], Meyer sterred clear of [[primary]] rivalries but supported his party nominees across the spectrum in each [[general election]].<ref name=meyer/> One of Meyer's successors as state chairman, Susan Weddington  of [[San Antonio]], by contrast, supported  conservative state Representative John Shields in his unsuccessful challenge in 2002 to state Senator Jeff Wentworth. Weddington opposed Wentworth's support for [[abortion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/mr-right/page/0/6|title=Mr. Right|publisher=''Texas Monthly''|author=Karen Olsson|date=November 2002|accessdate=March 19, 2015}}</ref> From 1972 forward, Meyer was a delegate to all Republican state conventions held every even year. For nine months, he headed the Victory 2000 Committee in [[Washington, D.C.]]; his work paid off with the election of the second President Bush.<ref name=meyer/>

Himself considered a [[Moderate Republican]], Meyer sterred clear of [[primary]] rivalries but supported his party nominees across the spectrum in each [[general election]].<ref name=meyer/> One of Meyer's successors as state chairman, Susan Weddington  of [[San Antonio]], by contrast, supported  conservative state Representative John Shields in his unsuccessful challenge in 2002 to state Senator Jeff Wentworth. Weddington opposed Wentworth's support for [[abortion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/mr-right/page/0/6|title=Mr. Right|publisher=''Texas Monthly''|author=Karen Olsson|date=November 2002|accessdate=March 19, 2015}}</ref> From 1972 forward, Meyer was a delegate to all Republican state conventions held every even year. For nine months, he headed the Victory 2000 Committee in [[Washington, D.C.]]; his work paid off with the election of the second President Bush.<ref name=meyer/>

Former Republican state chairman [[Steve Munisteri]], who served from 2010 to 2015, said that Meyer "had an excellent reputation for building up the party’s infrastructure and taking care of the nuts and bolts of the political operations.".<ref name=meyer/> Dan Branch, a former member of the Texas House of Representative] from Dallas County recalled Meyer as "a tireless fundraiser and a tireless worker."<ref name=meyer/> Karen Hughes, the George W. Bush political operative and counsellor, described Meyer as "a mentor for me and a key influence in my life ... Fred’s leadership was absolutely instrumental in making Texas the Republican stronghold that it is."<ref name=meyer/> Jeanne Johnson Phillips, an oil company executive, said that she even postponed her wedding for a week to accommodate Meyer's fund-raising goals.<ref name=meyer/>

Former Republican state chairman [[Steve Munisteri]], who served from 2010 to 2015, said that Meyer "had an excellent reputation for building up the party’s infrastructure and taking care of the nuts and bolts of the political operations.".<ref name=meyer/> Dan Branch, a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County recalled Meyer as "a tireless fundraiser and a tireless worker."<ref name=meyer/> Karen Hughes, the George W. Bush political operative and counsellor, described Meyer as "a mentor for me and a key influence in my life ... Fred’s leadership was absolutely instrumental in making Texas the Republican stronghold that it is."<ref name=meyer/> Jeanne Johnson Phillips, an oil company executive, said that she even postponed her wedding for a week to accommodate Meyer's fund-raising goals.<ref name=meyer/>

==Family and death==

==Family and death==