Full Name:
James Arnold Settelmeyer
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sherese; 2 Children
Birth Date:
03/06/1971
Birth Place:
Carson City
Home City:
Gardnerville, NV
Attended, Concord Law School
BS, Agricultural Education and Agricultural Science, California Polytechnic State University, 1994
Director of Conservation and Natural Resources, State of Nevada, 2023-present
Senator, Nevada State Senate, 2010-2022
Minority Leader, Nevada State Senate, 2019-2022
Candidate, Nevada State Senate, District 17, 2018
Minority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2017-2018
Majority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2015-2016
Minority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2011-2012
Assembly Member, Nevada State Assembly, 2006-2010
Former Member, Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Growth and Infrastructure Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Joint Interim Finance Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Energy, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Senate Parliamentary Rules and Procedures (SPRP) Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Services, Nevada State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/CIP, Nevada State Senate
Vice Chair, Legislative Committee, Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System, 2009-2010
Chairman, Settelmeyer Ranches Incorporated, present
Former Employee, Granite Construction Company
Coach, 4-H Livestock Judging Team
Member, California Agricultural Teacher's Association
Chairman, Carson Valley Conservation District
Participant, Council of State Government West Leadership Academy
Member, Douglas County Republican Central Committee
Presenter, Eagles in Agriculture
Member, Farm Service Agency Community Outreach Committee
Western Zone Treasurer and Carson Valley Chapter Officer, Future Farmers of America
Coach, Future Farmers of America Livestock Judging Team
Volunteer Teacher's Aide, Jack's Valley Elementary School
Participant, Leadership Douglas County
Participant, National Conference of State Legislatures Leadership Academy
Chairman, Nevada State Conservation Commission
Member, Nevada Tax Commission's Blue Ribbon Property Tax Commission
Region IX Chairman, Small Business Administration Ombudsman Program
Former Chair, United States Small Business Administration Region IX Regulatory Fairness Board
Member, Nevada Tax Commission's Blue Ribbon Subcommittee to Study Property Taxes, 2007
Awards:
Citizen of the Year in Carson Valley, 2009
Outstanding Young Farmer, Nevada State, awarded by the American Jaycees in 2003
Father's Name:
Arnold Settlemeyer
Mother's Name:
Patricia Settlemeyer