James Settelmeyer
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = James Settelmeyer
|office = Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate
|term_start = November 7, 2018
|term_end = November 9, 2022
|predecessor = Michael Roberson
|successor = Heidi Gansert
|state_senate1 = Nevada
|district1 = 17th
|term_start1 = November 3, 2010
|term_end1 = November 9, 2022
|predecessor1 = Mark Amodei
|successor1 = Robin L. Titus
|state_assembly2 = Nevada
|district2 = 39th
|term_start2 = November 8, 2006
|term_end2 = November 3, 2010
|predecessor2 = Lynn Hettrick
|successor2 = Kite Kelly
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|6}}
|birth_place = Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Sherese (2002-2021)
|education = California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS)
Concord Law School
}}
James Settelmeyer (born March 6, 1971) is an American politician, formerly serving in the Nevada Senate.{{Cite news |last=Dornan |first=Geoff |date=December 2, 2021 |title=Smith Valley's Titus running for Senate District 17 |url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2021/dec/02/smith-valleys-titus-running-senate-district-17/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |work=Nevada Appeal}} He represented Churchill, Douglas, Lyon County, and Storey County in Senate District 17.{{Cite web|url=http://leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/17|title=Senator James A. Settelmeyer}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.james4nevada.org/ |title=Home |website=james4nevada.org}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.james4nevada.org/about.html|title=Meet Senator James Settelmeyer {{!}} James Settelmeyer - Republican Senator - District 17|website=www.james4nevada.org|access-date=2020-04-30}}
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.{{Cite web| title=Assembly standing committees seventy-fourth session, 2007 - permanent schedule of meetings | url=http://leg.state.nv.us/Assembly/74th/2007%20Assembly%20Committees.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706091815/http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Assembly/74th/2007%20Assembly%20Committees.pdf | archive-date=2013-07-06}} 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.http://dcnr.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Supervisors1.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sba.gov/content/fairness-boards-board-members |title=Office of Ombudsman - Fairness Boards - Fairness Boards Board Members | SBA.gov |access-date=2012-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202143121/http://www.sba.gov/content/fairness-boards-board-members |archive-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead }}
He was appointed as natural resources director by the governor.{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Environmentalists sue to oust Nevada conservation director |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2023/02/14/environmentalists-sue-to-oust-nevada-conservation-director/69904923007/ |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Reno Gazette Journal |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}
Personal life
Settelmeyer lives and works on his family ranch in Douglas County, Nevada. He was married to Sherese from 2002-2021, he filed for divorce in 2020. James and Sherese have one child. He also has an older daughter from a previous relationship.
He was termed out of the senate, and did not run for higher office as he did not want the details of his high-conflict divorce to go public.
Notes and references
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Category:California Polytechnic State University alumni
Category:People from Minden, Nevada
Category:Politicians from Carson City, Nevada
Category:Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly