Aric Nesbitt | |
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Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jim Ananich |
President pro tempore of the Michigan Senate | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Moss |
Member of the Michigan Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Constituency | 26th district (2019–2022) 20th district (2023–present) |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tonya Schuitmaker |
Succeeded by | Beth Griffin |
Constituency | 80th district (2011–2013) 66th district (2013–2017) |
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 an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 20th district, which includes most of Van Buren County, Central Allegan County, Northern Berrien County and Byron Township & Gaines Township in Kent County. He serves as the minority leader of the Michigan State Senate and previously served as President pro tempore. He received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from Hillsdale College for being a conservative reformer.[1] He previously represented the 66th District in the Michigan House of Representatives and served as the Michigan Lottery Commissioner from 2017 to 2018.[2] Nesbitt was elected in November 2010 to the Michigan House of Representatives, served three terms, and served as the House Majority Floor Leader and chair of the House Committee on Energy & Technology. He is a member of the Republican Party and resides south of Lawton, Michigan with his wife, Trisha, daughter, Catherine, and son, William.[3]