Nasim holds a master's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in business administration from Western Michigan University. He lives in Portage, Michigan. He served as vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee, on the Board of Directors of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and as president of the Portage Small Business Association. 

Nasim is a small business owner. He serves as a substitute teacher at K-12 schools and as an adjunct professor for colleges in the area. 

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Nasim Ansari previously served as a Portage City Council member for seven years and as Pro Tem Mayor for two years. He also served 10 years on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners. 

Supports small businesses with fair incentives to create jobs, grow the economy, and support neighborhoods.

Supports small businesses with "fair incentives" to create jobs, grow the economy, and support neighborhoods.

Supports tax incentives, strategic investments, and local business support to encourage economic growth.

Supports offering time-limited tax incentives to new businesses that commit to hiring locally.

Plans to offer time-limited tax incentives to new businesses that commit to hiring locally.

Supports providing incentives to companies, such as industrial facilities tax exemptions and tax increment finance, to grow and attract new businesses.

Plans to lower taxes through "smart revenue growth and cost control."

- Supports small businesses with "fair incentives" to create jobs, grow the economy, and support neighborhoods.
- Supports tax incentives, strategic investments, and local business support to encourage economic growth.
- Plans to offer time-limited tax incentives to new businesses that commit to hiring locally.
- Supports providing incentives to companies, such as industrial facilities tax exemptions and tax increment finance, to grow and attract new businesses.
- Plans to lower taxes through "smart revenue growth and cost control."

Economy

Supports "fair, accurate, transparent property taxes to protect homeowners and build trust without compromising services."

Wants "fair, accurate, transparent property taxes to protect homeowners and build trust without compromising services."

- Wants "fair, accurate, transparent property taxes to protect homeowners and build trust without compromising services."

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to reduce crime through prevention, quicker response times, and strong community-law enforcement partnerships.

Wants to lower crime through prevention, quicker response times, and strong community-law enforcement partnerships.

- Wants to lower crime through prevention, quicker response times, and strong community-law enforcement partnerships.

Public Safety

As of August 14, 2025, Nasim Ansari’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports open forums, accessible surveys, and widespread outreach to ensure residents can weigh in before major decisions are made.

- Supports open forums, accessible surveys, and widespread outreach to ensure residents can weigh in before major decisions are made.

Public Services

As a council member, helped create a more open and transparent budget process that led to no increase in property taxes.

- As a council member, helped create a more open and transparent budget process that led to no increase in property taxes.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to collaborate with nearby municipalities to foster cost-saving partnerships.

- Plans to collaborate with nearby municipalities to foster cost-saving partnerships.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Education

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Plans to cut taxes by diversifying revenue, managing spending, and forming cost-saving partnerships with nearby municipalities.

Plans to reduce taxes by "diversifying revenue, managing spending, and forming cost-saving partnerships with nearby municipalities.

Nasim previously served as a Portage City Council member for seven years and as Pro Tem Mayor for two years. He also served 10 years on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners. 

Nasim earned a master of science in chemistry and a master of business administration from Western Michigan University. He lives in Portage, Michigan.

As of August 14, 2025, Nasim Ansari did not have a website or any information online.

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Nasim is a retired water department official. 

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Nasim is currently the Mayor Pro Tem of Portage. He has served on the Portage City Council since 2010 and previously served 10 years on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners. 

Aims to control taxes, maintain infrastructure, and ensure a healthy business environment.

As a council member, helped create an open and participatory budgetary process that led to a budget with no increase in millage.

Supports a strong public safety department.

As a council member, helped restore eliminated entertainment and recreation programs and implemented single stream recycling program.

As a council member, helped create an open, participatory budgetary process that led to a budget with no increase in millage.

- A mayor’s job can be different in each city, but they usually make sure city laws are followed, help create and manage the city’s budget, appoint people to boards and committees, and oversee city services like police, fire departments, parks, and public transportation.
- The mayor works with the city council and sometimes helps make decisions by voting.
- They may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. 
- They are elected to a two- or four-year term, depending on the city.