Martin Nesbitt (politician)

Martin Nesbitt
Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate
In office January 1, 2011 – March 2, 2014
Preceded by	Phil Berger
Succeeded by	Dan Blue
Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate
In office November 17, 2009 – January 1, 2011
Leader	Marc Basnight
Preceded by	Tony Rand
Succeeded by	Harry Brown
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 49th district
In office February 6, 2004 – March 6, 2014
Preceded by	Steve Metcalf
Succeeded by	Terry Van Duyn
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1997 – February 6, 2004
Preceded by	Larry R. Linney
Succeeded by	Susan Fisher
Constituency	51st district (1997–2003) 114th district (2003–2004)
In office September 13, 1979 – January 1, 1995
Preceded by	Mary Cordell Nesbitt
Succeeded by	Lanier M. Cansler Larry R. Linney Wilma Sherrill
Constituency	43rd district (1979–1983) 51st district (1983–1995)
Personal details
Born	Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. (1946-09-25)September 25, 1946 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2014(2014-03-06) (aged 67) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB, JD)

Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. (September 25, 1946 – March 6, 2014) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 49th district (Buncombe County). An attorney from Asheville, North Carolina, Nesbitt was elected to eleven terms in the state House before moving to the state senate in 2004.