Nesbitt grew up on a six generation family dairy & grape farm in Porter Township, just south of Lawton in Van Buren County. He is the middle of five children, with two older brothers and two younger sisters. He said this taught him the values of hard work, self-government, and independence.[4] His father served three tours in Vietnam and came back home to run the family dairy farm. He served as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives during his junior year of high school and was a delegate to the American Legion Boy's Nation between his junior and senior year of high school.[citation needed]
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 master's degree in international business from Norwegian School of Economics, NHH.[5]
Roles within MI Legislature
2023–Present
Senate Minority Leader
Minority Vice-Chairman, Government Operations Committee
2019–2022
Senate President Pro-Tempore
Chairman, Regulatory Reform Committee
Chairman, Appropriation Subcommittee on Licensing & Regulatory Affairs and Insurance & Financial Services
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
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