Kevin Cotter

For the American rower, see Kevin Cotter (rower).

Kevin M. Cotter^[1] (born September 26, 1977) is an American politician who represented the 99th District in the Michigan House of Representatives.^[2] He is a member of the Michigan Republican Party.^[2] He worked as an attorney in Mt. Pleasant before winning election to the state House in 2010. After serving as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and vice chair of the Elections and Ethics Committee, in November 2014 he was selected by the Republican caucus to serve as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2015-16 legislative session.^[3][4] On September 8, 2016, a federal lawsuit was filed against Representative Cotter (and numerous other defendants) by former State Representative Todd Courser.^[3][5]

Kevin Cotter
72nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office January 14, 2015 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Jase Bolger
Succeeded by	Tom Leonard
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Bill Caul
Succeeded by	Roger Hauck
Personal details
Born	(1977-09-26) September 26, 1977 (age 48) Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jennifer Cotter
Alma mater	Central Michigan University (B.S., M.S) WMU Cooley Law School (J.D.)

Personal life

Cotter is a graduate of Shepherd High School and holds a bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, as well as a Master's of Science in Administration, both from Central Michigan University. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.^[3]

Electoral history

Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District Republican Primary, 2010^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin Cotter	6,108	60.7	N/A
	Republican	Christine Alwood	3,960	39.3	N/A

Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2010^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin Cotter	16,647	64.4	+10.0
	Democratic	Toni Sessoms	9,202	35.6	−7.0
	Republican hold

Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2012^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin Cotter (I)	18,150	57.4	−7.0
	Democratic	Adam Lawrence	13,468	42.6	+7.0
	Republican hold

Michigan's 99th state House of Representatives District General Election, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin Cotter (I)	11,347	51.5	−5.9
	Democratic	Bryan Mielke	10,676	48.5	+5.9
	Republican hold