Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 7
Gender: Male
Age at election: 30
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Birth
Date: 1/25/1980
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Trisha: children: 2, Catherine and William
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: legislative director, policy advisor, page
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Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from Lawton High School, 1998; attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College during high school; Bachelors in economics, Hillsdale College, 2001; Masters in international business from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Biographical Sketch:
He was the son Gordon and Ann Nesbitt and the middle of 5 children. He grew up on a 6-generation family dairy and grape farm south of Lawton in Porter Township and continued to reside in Porter Township. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, Van Buren County Farm Bureau, South Haven Steelheaders, Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fishermen's Association, Paw Paw and South Haven Chambers of Commerce, and Van Buren and Allegan County Republican Parties. He was a page for the US House of Representatives. He was the legislative director for Congressman Tim Walberg, and the legislative director and senior policy advisor for Congressman Tim Murphy. He has served as a Republican precinct delegate, on the Van Buren County Executive Committee, and a delegate to the Michigan State Republican Convention. Nesbitt was also a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He worked for the bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus and the Congressional Steel Caucus. He was legislative director in the US House of Representatives. Early in his career, he worked for former State Representative and State Senator Tom George. Appointed state Lottery Commissioner in February 2017.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Government Operations
Postions Held: Minority Leader
City of Residence: Porter Township
District Description: parts of Allegan, Berrien, Kent and Van Buren Counties
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Minority Vice Chair of the Committee on Government Operations
City of Residence: Porter Township
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: most of Van Buren County, Central Allegan County, Northern Berrien County and Byron Township & Gaines Township in Kent County
Reason for Leaving Office:
Committees Served On: Advice and Consent, Appropriations , Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)/Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), Energy and Technology, Government Operations , Insurance and Banking, Regulatory Reform
Postions Held: President Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren and twonships of Gaines and kentwood in Kent County
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)/Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS); Chair of the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Committees Served On: Advice and Consent, Appropriations , Energy and Technology, Finance , Government Operations , Insurance and Banking, Regulatory Reform, Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs/Insurance and Financial Services
Postions Held: President Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: Counties of Allegan and Van Buren and twonships of Gaines and kentwood in Kent County
Reason for Leaving Office:
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Advice and Consent; and Regulatory Reform; Majority Vice-chair of the Committee on Finance; Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing and Regulatory Affairs/Insurance and Financial Services
Committees Served On: Energy Policy, Michigan Capitol Committee
Postions Held: Majority Floor Leader
City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
Reason for Leaving Office: Term Limited
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Energy and Technology , Commerce , Insurance , Tax Policy
City of Residence: Lawton
County of Residence Van Buren
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Committees Served On: Education , Energy and Technology , Government Operations , Tax Policy
City of Residence: Porter Township
County of Residence Van Buren
District Description: all of Van Buren County; Cities of Otsego and Watson and the townships of Otsego and Watson in Allegan County.
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Government Operations
Bibliography:
Rep's web page 2011; Capitol2011 p.49; manul2015 p.213, includes picture; manual2014 p. 212, includes picture; Gongwer 7/17/2017
