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Pat Nelson
Miles Patrick "Pat" Nelson (b. May 10, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 40 from 2012 to 2016.
Biography
Now retired, Nelson's professional experience includes working as a customer service manager with Entergy, an energy utility.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Local and Private Legislation |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Transportation |
| • Universities and Colleges |
2012-2013
During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Nelson served on 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.
Campaign themes
2011
Nelson highlighted several campaign themes in an interview with the DeSoto Times Tribune:[1]
- Increasing funding for education
- Promoting business-friendly policies to create jobs
- Improving infrastructure
Elections
2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[2] Hester Jackson-McCray defeated Francis J. Miller in the Democratic primary. Ashley Henley defeated incumbent Pat Nelson in the Republican primary. Henley ran unchallenged in the District 40 general election. Michael McField (D) was removed from the candidate list before the primary.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ashley Henley |
68.3% | 1,173 | |
| Democratic | Hester Jackson-McCray | 31.7% | 544 | |
| Total Votes | 1,717 | |||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Hester Jackson-McCray |
51.4% | 76 |
| Francis J. Miller | 48.6% | 72 |
| Total Votes | 148 | |
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Ashley Henley |
56.6% | 799 |
| Pat Nelson Incumbent | 43.4% | 613 |
| Total Votes | 1,412 | |
2012 special election
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.[3] Nelson faced David Parker, David Blackwell, and Mike Smith in the nonpartisan 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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
| 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 finance summary
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Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 2.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2014
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In 2014, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 2.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Pat + Nelson + Mississippi + Legislature
See also
- Mississippi State Legislature
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Mississippi state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pat Nelson on Facebook
- DeSoto Times Tribune article
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DeSoto Times Tribune, "Nelson qualifies for House race," January 17, 2011
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 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 Primary Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Official 2011 General Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by W.T. Mayhall, Jr. (R) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 2012 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Ashley Henley (R) |
