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Nelson Abbott
2023 - Present
2027
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Nelson Abbott (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 57. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Abbott (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 57. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Nelson Abbott was born in Escondido, California. Abbott earned a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from Brigham Young University in 1989 and 1993, respectively. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Abbott was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Abbott was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Nelson Abbott defeated Alan Keele in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 57 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nelson Abbott (R) | 72.5 | 12,553 |
| Alan Keele (D) | 27.5 | 4,755 | ||
| Total votes: 17,308 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Alan Keele advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 57.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nelson Abbott advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 57.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alyssa May (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57
Alan Keele advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Nelson Abbott defeated Michael Cox in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57 on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nelson Abbott (R) | 66.3 | 57 |
| Michael Cox (R) | 33.7 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 86 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alyssa May (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Abbott in this election.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Nelson Abbott won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 57 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nelson Abbott (R) | 100.0 | 10,126 |
| Total votes: 10,126 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Nelson Abbott advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 57.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Nelson Abbott advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 57 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Nelson Abbott (R) |
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 60
Nelson Abbott defeated Christine Heath and Tommy Williams in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nelson Abbott (R) | 72.7 | 11,683 |
 | Christine Heath (United Utah Party) | 22.0 | 3,540 | |
| Tommy Williams (Independent American Party) | 5.3 | 846 | ||
| Total votes: 16,069 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 60
Nelson Abbott defeated incumbent Bradley Daw in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 60 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
 | Bradley Daw (R) | |
| ✔ | | Nelson Abbott (R) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Nelson Abbott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nelson Abbott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abbott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The legislature must budget with taxpayers in mind and keep taxes limited while reducing wasteful spending. We shouldn't need a referendum to stop taxes on our groceries and gas, especially when we have a budget surplus.
- Each parent has the right to provide their children the best education. Nelson understands that parents, teachers and local school boards should be the major drivers on education, not big government. His focus will be on returning control to the parents and teachers to better prepare our students for the jobs of tomorrow. Nelson is opposed to federal intervention in education and will fight to protect parents' roles in providing the best education possible for their children.
- I love and support our constitution. It was never intended to be, and should not be, interpreted in the way it has. Judges should not interpret the constitution in a way that creates new laws. Instead, they should interpret the constitution to preserve the original intent of our founding fathers. If the constitution needs change or updating, that should be done through the amendment process, not by the courts.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 57 |
Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 57 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 29, 2020
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| Preceded by Jon Hawkins (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 57 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Bradley Daw (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 60 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Adam Robertson (R) |
