James Settelmeyer (born March 6, 1971) is an American politician, formerly serving in the

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. He represented Churchill, Douglas, Lyon County, and Storey County in Senate District 17.

Early life and education

Settelmeyer was born in Carson City, a third generation Nevada rancher. His great-grandfather migrated to

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in 1880 from

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. Settelmeyer is an

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and was educated at the California Polytechnic State University. He also took law courses at

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, but did not earn a degree.

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. 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. Settelmeyer was appointed Chairman of District Nine of the Office of the National Ombudsman,

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in October 2008. District Nine includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam. He was appointed as natural resources director by the governor.

Personal life

Settelmeyer lives and works on his family ranch in

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. 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.

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Settelmeyer, James 1971 births 21st-century American politicians California Polytechnic State University alumni Living people People from Minden, Nevada Politicians from Carson City, Nevada Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly Republican Party Nevada state senators