Legislator Details


Kevin Cotter
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Number of sessions served 3
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Gender: Male
Age at election: 33

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 9/26/1977
City: Mt. Pleasant, MI
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Marital Information:
married: Jennifer

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion: Catholic
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Occupation: teacher, lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Shepherd High School graduate; BA, from Central Michigan University, 1999 in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration; MS from Central Michigan University in Administration, 2002; JD from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2006

Biographical Sketch:
Associate Editor of the Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical and Clinical Law. After taking the Bar Exam, he worked 3 months as a substitute high school teacher. Cotter opened the Law Office of Kevin M. Cotter, PLLC in downtown Mt. Pleasant in November of 2006 and in 2007 merged his practice with J. David Kerr and the Kerr Law Firm, PLLC. Focused on Estate Planning, Business Planning and Elder Law, and was certified by the Dept of Veterans Affairs to represent veterans seeking benefits. Taught as a professor at Mid-Michigan Community College. Prior to entering law school, Cotter worked for Ryder Integrated Logistics at General Motor's Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Plant for two years as an on-site transportation coordinator of in-bound automotive parts. He worked in Mt. Pleasant for a local trucking company in the areas of Human Resources and Safety. Member of the Michigan Bar Association, and section member of the Elder Law & Disability Rights, and the Probate and Estate Planning sections of the State Bar of Michigan. He is the past Vice President of the Isabella County Bar Association, a member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, and member and past Vice President and Programming Director of the Michigan Forum of Estate Planners.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Ninety-Eight Legislature, 2015-2016
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
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Postions Held: Speaker

City of Residence: Mount Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District: 99
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Date Elected: 11/4/2014
Date Sworn In: 1/14/2015
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Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed

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Notes: He served on the Legislative Council.
Ninety-Seventh Legislature, 2013-2014
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Elections and Ethics, Insurance , Tax Policy , Michigan Competitiveness
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City of Residence: Mount Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District: 99
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Date Elected: 11/6/2012
Date Sworn In: 1/9/2013
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Maritial Status: Unknown
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Ninety-Sixth Legislature, 2011-2012
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Colleges, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on Supplementals, Judiciary
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City of Residence: Mount Pleasant
County of Residence Isabella
District: 99
District Description: Isabella County and cities of Sanford and Coleman, townships of Warren, Edenville, Hope, Mills, Geneva, Jerome, Greenvale, Lee, Jasper, Porter and parts of Lincoln and Larkin [see map in Manual p.199] in Midland County

Date Elected: 11/2/2010
Date Sworn In: 1/12/2011
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Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary; Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Higher Education; and Supplementals

Bibliography:

Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.35; Manual2015 p.184, includes picture; manual2014 p.183, includes picture
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