Aric Nesbitt
Aric Nesbitt | |
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File:Rep Aric Nesbitt.jpg | |
President pro tempore of the Michigan Senate | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 26th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 66th district 80th district (2011–2013) | |
In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Succeeded by | Beth Griffin |
Personal details | |
Born | Porter Township, Michigan, U.S. | January 25, 1980
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Trisha Nesbitt |
Education | Kalamazoo Valley Community College Hillsdale College (BA) Norwegian School of Economics (MBA) |
Aric Nesbitt (born January 25, 1980) is a member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 26th district. He concurrently serves as the President Pro Tempore of the Michigan State Senate. He previously represented the 66th District in the Michigan House of Representatives and as the Michigan Lottery Commissioner from 2017-2018.[1][2] Nesbitt was elected in November 2010 and served as the House Majority Floor Leader and Chair of the House Committee on Energy & Technology. Nesbitt served three terms in the State House and was term limited in 2016. The 66th House District includes Van Buren County, city of Parchment, Cooper Township, and Alamo Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is a member of the Republican Party and resides south of Lawton, Michigan with his wife, Trisha.[3]
Aric represents the 26th State Senate District, which includes all of Allegan & Van Buren Counties, along with Gaines Township & the City of Kentwood in Kent County.
Education
Nesbitt graduated from Lawton High School in 1998, the same school as his father and grandfather. During his senior year of high school he was dual enrolled at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Hillsdale College December 2001 and later earned his Masters in International Business from Norwegian School of Economics, NHH.[4]
Roles within MI Legislature
- 2019–Present
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
- Chairman, Regulatory Reform Committee
- Chairman, Appropriation Subcommittee on LARA/DIFS
- Vice-Chairman, Finance Committee
- Member, Appropriations Committee
- Member, Advice & Consent Committee
- Member, Government Operations Committee
- Member, Energy & Technology Committee
- Member, Insurance & Banking Committee
- 2015–2016
- House Majority Floor Leader
- Chairman, Energy Committee
- Member, Elections Committee
- Chairman, Michigan House Republican Campaign Committee
- 2013–2014
- Chairman, Energy and Technology Committee
- Member, Commerce Committee
- Member, Tax Policy Committee
- Member, Insurance Committee
- Chairman, Michigan House Republican Campaign Committee
- 2011–2012
- Vice Chair, Government Operations Committee
- Member, Energy and Technology Committee
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Natural Gas
- Member, Tax Policy Committee
- Member, Education Policy Committee
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 61,509 | 57% | ||
Democratic | Garnet Lewis | 43,395 | 40% | ||
Libertarian | Erwin Haas | 2,375 | 2% | ||
Green | Robert M. Alway | 1,153 | 1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 16,529 | 52% | ||
Republican | Bob Genetski | 9,377 | 28% | ||
Republican | Don Wickstra | 6,443 | 20% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 15,753 | 58% | ||
Democratic | Annie Brown | 11.646 | 42% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 22,990 | 59% | ||
Democratic | Richard Rackovich | 16,277 | 41% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 15,492 | 62% | ||
Democratic | Tom Erdmann | 7,859 | 32% | ||
Libertarian | Bill Bradley | 722 | 3% | ||
No Party Affiliation | Cheryl Evick | 778 | 3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 5,458 | 50% | ||
Republican | Shelly Hartmann | 1,818 | 17% | ||
Republican | Frank Thompson | 1,697 | 16% | ||
Republican | Robert Linderman | 801 | 8% | ||
Republican | Douglas J. Harrington | 769 | 7% | ||
Republican | William Queen | 204 | 2% |
References
- ^ Nesbitt wins it big as Michigan lotto commissioner hillsdalecollegian.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26
- ^ Michigan's lottery commissioner resigning after year on job MLive.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26
- ^ Representative Aric Nesbitt :: House District 80 Archived January 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Gophouse.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
- ^ Aric Nesbitt for State Representative – About Aric Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Votenesbitt.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.