Kevin Cotter

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Kevin Cotter
72nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byJase Bolger
Succeeded byTom Leonard
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 99th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byBill Caul
Succeeded byRoger Hauck
Personal details
Born (1977-09-26) September 26, 1977 (age 47)
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJennifer Cotter
Alma materCentral Michigan University (B.S., M.S)
WMU Cooley Law School (J.D.)

Kevin M. Cotter[1] (born September 26, 1977) is an American politician who represented the 99th District in the Michigan House of Representatives.[2] He is a member of the Michigan Republican Party.[2] He worked as an attorney in Mt. Pleasant before winning election to the state House in 2010. After serving as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and vice chair of the Elections and Ethics Committee, in November 2014 he was selected by the Republican caucus to serve as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2015-16 legislative session.[3][4] On September 8, 2016, a federal lawsuit was filed against Representative Cotter (and numerous other defendants) by former State Representative Todd Courser.[3][5]

  1. ^ "Kevin M. Cotter Profile | Mount Pleasant, MI Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ^ a b "Cotter wins state representative race; looks forward to 'getting work done' in Lansing", Central Michigan Life, November 3, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mlive was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Rick Mills (November 6, 2014). "Cotter is House speaker; Leonard speaker pro-tem". The Morning Sun.
  5. ^ John Agar (September 9, 2016). "Courser Complaint" (PDF). MLive.