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Pat Nelson
| Pat Nelson | |
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| Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2012 - present | |
| Term ends | |
| January 3, 2016 | |
| Years in position | 1 |
| Party | Republican |
| Compensation | |
| Base salary | $10,000/year |
| Per diem | $109/day |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 8, 2011 |
| First elected | November 8, 2011 |
| Next election | November 3, 2015 |
| Term limits | N/A |
| Education | |
| High school | Monticello High School, 1967 |
| Bachelor's | Mississippi State University, 1973 |
| Master's | Tulane, 2000 |
| Personal | |
| Birthday | 5/10/1949 |
| Religion | Catholic |
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Contents |
Nelson is a recently retired customer service manager with Entergy, an energy utility.[1]
Committee assignments
2012-2013
During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:
Elections
2012
Nelson ran in the special election for District 19 of the Mississippi State Senate. The seat was vacant following Merle Flowers's (R) resignation on May 24, 2012 in order to spend more time with his family.[2] Nelson faced David Parker, David Blackwell, and Mike Smith in the non-partisan race on November 6, 2012. Since no candidate received a majority, a runoff took place on November 27 between Parker and Nelson, which Nelson lost.[3][4][5]
2011
On November 8, 2011, Nelson won election to District 40 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the August 2 primary and defeated Democratic candidate Shirley Logan in the November 8 general election. [6]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Pat Nelson |
64.1% | 3,263 | |
| Democrat | Shirley Logan | 35.9% | 1,827 | |
| Total Votes | 5,090 | |||
Campaign donors
2011
In 2011, Nelson received $40,749 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[7]
| Mississippi House of Representatives 2011 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Pat Nelson's campaign in 2011 | |
| Mississippi Coalition For Progress | $4,000 |
| Mississippi Physicians Association | $3,000 |
| Mississippi Bankers Association | $2,000 |
| Mississippi House Republican Conference | $2,000 |
| Mississippi Association Of Realtors | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2011 | $40,749 |
| Total Votes received in 2011 | 3,263 |
| Cost of each vote received | $12.49 |
Issues
Campaign themes
Nelson listed several of his campaign priorities in an interview with the DeSoto Times Tribune:
- Increasing funding for education
- Promoting business-friendly policies to create jobs
- Improving infrastructure[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DeSoto Times Tribune, "Nelson qualifies for House race," January 17, 2011.
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Mississippi governor sets special election for District 19 state Senate seat," July 16, 2012
- ↑ The Republic, "Candidates for Miss. House and Senate special elections will run under old district lines," October 9, 2012
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Runoff ahead in Mississippi Senate District 19," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "David Parker Defeats Rep. Pat Nelson To Replace Retired Sen. Merle Flowers," November 27, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, 2011 Official Primary Candidate List
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2011 contributions
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