Michigan Senate District 26 State Senator Aric Nesbitt - Republican Senate President Pro Tempore Committees: Regulatory Reform (C); Advice & Consent (C) Appropriations Subcommittees: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (C) Insurance and Banking; Energy and Technology Committee; Finance Committee (VC); Government Operations; Joint Select Committee o the COVID-19 Pandemic (VC) Office Address: 201 Townsend Street Suite #6100 Lansing, MI 48933
Mailing Address: Senator Aric Nesbitt P.O. Box 30036 Lansing, MI 48909-7536 Phone: (517) 373-0793 Email: senanesbitt@senate. michigan.gov
Biography for State Senator Aric Nesbitt PROFESSIONAL In 2010, Nesbitt was elected to represent Van Buren County and part of Allegan County in the Michigan House of Representatives. He served three terms in the state House, achieving results for hardworking taxpayers by balancing budgets and reducing debt, lowering the tax burden, eliminating thousands of regulations, and defending our West Michigan values. Nesbitt served as the House Majority Floor Leader and chair of the House Committee on Energy and Technology. He also served as a member of Gov. Rick Snyder’s cabinet, managing an agency that generates nearly $1 billion annually for public education. In 2018, Nesbitt was elected to the state Senate to represent the people of Allegan and Van Buren Counties, along with Gaines Township and the city of Kentwood in Kent County. He passed into law Senate Bill 1, which will significantly lower auto insurance rates by providing drivers choices, stopping price gouging, and cracking down on fraud and lawsuit abuse. Additionally, Senator Nesbitt successfully led the charge to stop Governor Whitmer’s massive tax increases on drivers and small businesses. Nesbitt currently serves as Senate President Pro Tempore and chairs the Senate Committees on Regulatory Reform and Advice & Consent, along with the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Appropriations subcommittee. He also serves a Vice-Chair of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic where the objective is to review the state’s response and offer recommendations.
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