Aric Nesbitt
Aric Nesbitt 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. 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.
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.Roles within MI Legislature
- 2019–Present
- *Senate President Pro-Tempore
- *Chairman, Regulatory Reform Committee
- *Chairman, Appropriation Subcommittee on LARA/DIFS
- *Chairman, Advice & Consent Committee
- *Vice-Chairman, Finance Committee
- *Vice-Chairman, Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic
- *Member, Appropriations 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