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Jeff Nesset
| Jeff Nesset | ||
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| Idaho House of Representatives District 7A | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010-2012 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Mayor, Lewiston, Idaho | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 13, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Culbertson, MT | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Nesset is a branch manager for D.A. Davidson & Co., a Montana-based investment firm. He sits on the board of Regence Blue Shield of Idaho and the Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage & Education Center. He served as mayor of Lewiston, ID from 1998 to 2007, and as a Lewiston City Councilman from 1996 to 2007. Nesset holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Montana State University.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nesset served on these committees:
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Nesset's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Excellent employers provide good jobs and good paychecks."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Idaho's education system is one of its strongest assets and is vital to the success and growth of our state."
- Effective and Efficient Government
- Excerpt: "Yes it can be. There is too much debate about bigger or smaller government instead of focusing on smart government."
Elections
2012
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012
Nesset ran for election to District 6 of the Idaho State Senate in 2012. He was defeated by Dan Johnson in the Republican primary on May 15.[2][3]
| Idaho State Senate District 6 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Johnson |
59.6% | 1,968 |
| Jeff Nesset | 40.4% | 1,334 |
| Total Votes | 3,302 | |
2010
Nesset was unopposed in the primary on May 25th. He defeated incumbent Elizabeth Chavez in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Idaho House of Representatives, District 7A (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jeff Nesset (R)
|
6,835 | 54.6% | ||
| Liz Chavez (D) | 5,688 | 45.4% | ||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Nesset was up for re-election, he collected $34,438 in donations.[5]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Idaho House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Jeff Nesset's campaign in 2010 | |
| Nesset, Jeffrey G | $6,832 |
| House Republican Caucus | $1,000 |
| Idaho Republican Party State Central Cmte | $1,000 |
| Clearwater Paper | $1,000 |
| Idaho Farm Bureau | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $34,438 |
Personal
Nesset and his wife, Teri, have three children and four grandchildren.
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External links
- Campaign website
- House website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Facebook page
References
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Office of the Idaho Secretary of State "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2012," Accessed March 14, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed 4 July 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State - 2010 General election results
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
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- Former member, Idaho House of Representatives
- Republican Party
- Idaho
- 2010 candidate
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
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- State representatives first elected in 2010
- 2012 challenger
- State Senate candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (defeated)
- State House incumbent retired, 2012
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