Jeff Nesset (born September 13, 1952) is an American businessman and former politician from Idaho. Nesset was a Republican member of

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate seats. ...

and former

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Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's North Central Idaho, north central region. It is the third-largest city in the Idaho Panhandle, northern Idaho region, behind Post Falls, Idaho, Pos ...

Early life

On September 13, 1952, Nesset was born in

Culbertson, Montana Culbertson is a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 753 at the 2020 census. History Culbertson was created in June 1887 following the arrival of the Great Northern Railway, then known as the St. Paul, Minneapo ...

Education

Nesset earned a Bachelors degree in Business Management from

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana, United States. It enrolls more students than any other college or university in the state. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's d ...

Career

In 1981, Nesset joined D.A. Davidson. Nesset is a certified financial advisor and Senior Vice President with D.A. Davidson in

. In 1996, Nesset joined the city council of

. In 1998, Nesset became the mayor of

. On November 2, 2010, Nesset won the election and became a member of

for District 7, seat A. Nesset defeated Liz Chavez with 54.6% of the votes. On May 15, 2012, Nesset ran for a redistricted District 6 open senate seat unsuccessfully during the Republican Primary. Nesset was defeated by Dan G. Johnson with 59.6% of the votes.

Awards

* Bragg Lewis Knutson Community Service Award. * 2019 Ian B. Davidson Cultural Excellence Award.

Personal life

Nesset's wife is Teri Nesset. They have three children.

References

External links

Jeff Nesset at ballotpedia.org

Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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