| Office | Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate |
|---|---|
| Term start | November 7, 2018 |
| Term end | November 9, 2022 |
| Predecessor | Michael Roberson |
| Successor | Heidi Gansert |
| State senate 1 | Nevada |
| District 1 | 17th |
| Term start 1 | November 3, 2010 |
| Term end 1 | November 9, 2022 |
| Predecessor 1 | Mark Amodei |
| Successor 1 | Robin L. Titus |
| State assembly 2 | Nevada |
| District 2 | 39th |
| Term start 2 | November 8, 2006 |
| Term end 2 | November 3, 2010 |
| Predecessor 2 | Lynn Hettrick |
| Successor 2 | Kite Kelly |
| Birth date | March 6, 1971 (age 55) |
| Birth place | Carson City, Nevada, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sherese (m. 2002; ended 2021) |
| Education | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS) Concord Law School (attended) |
James Settelmeyer (born March 6, 1971) is an American politician, formerly serving in the Nevada Senate.[1] He represented Churchill, Douglas, Lyon County, and Storey County in Senate District 17.[2]
Early life and education
Settelmeyer was born in Carson City, a third generation Nevada rancher. His great-grandfather migrated to Gardnerville, Nevada in 1880 from Westphalia, Germany.[3]
Settelmeyer is an agriculturalist and was educated at the California Polytechnic State University. He also took law courses at Concord Law School, but did not earn a degree.[4]
Career
Settelmeyer was first elected in 2006, and his first session was in 2007 where he was placed on the Commerce and Labor, Governmental Affairs, and Election Procedures & Constitutional Amendments committees.[5] In the Interim James has been appointed to serve on the Senior and Veterans study committee.
Before being an elected representative he was the chairman of the Carson Valley Conservation District, as well as chairman of the Nevada State Conservation Commission.[6]
Settelmeyer was appointed Chairman of District Nine of the Office of the National Ombudsman, Small Business Administration in October 2008. District Nine includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam.[7]
He was appointed as natural resources director by the governor.[8]
Notes and references
- ^ Dornan, Geoff (December 2, 2021). "Smith Valley's Titus running for Senate District 17". Nevada Appeal. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Senator James A. Settelmeyer"
- ^ "Home". james4nevada.org[dead link]
- ^ "Meet Senator James Settelmeyer | James Settelmeyer - Republican Senator - District 17". www.james4nevada.org. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Assembly standing committees seventy-fourth session, 2007 - permanent schedule of meetings". Archived 2013-07-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://dcnr.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Supervisors1.pdf[dead link]
- ^ "Office of Ombudsman - Fairness Boards - Fairness Boards Board Members | SBA.gov". Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "Environmentalists sue to oust Nevada conservation director". Reno Gazette Journal. Associated Press. February 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-15.