Stace Nelson

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Stace Nelson
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Republican Party

Prior offices
South Dakota House of Representatives District 19
South Dakota State Senate District 19
Successor: Kyle Schoenfish
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

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Stace Nelson is a former Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 19 from 2017 to 2019. He resigned on December 10, 2019, citing personal reasons as well as corruption and dysfunction in the state government.[1]

Nelson served in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 19 from 2010 to 2015.

Nelson was a 2014 candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from South Dakota.[2][3] He lost the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014.[4]

Biography

Nelson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps before graduating from high school, and he later became an NCIS investigator. He worked in these positions for more than 23 years before retiring.[5]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Nelson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce and Energy, Vice chair
• Government Operations and Audit
• Judiciary
• Local Government

South Dakota State Legislature

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce and Energy
• Local Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:

Note: Nelson was later removed from the Agriculture committee following conflicts with Republican leadership; he claimed that his opposition to a dairy bill contributed to his removal.[6]

Campaign themes

2016

Nelson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Like President Abraham Lincoln, I will serve you "with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right." I will set the example of how an honest public servant answers to, is loyal to, and serves you, the public. I will help restore accountability to our legislature and restore the standard of how the free people of this great state should be able to live without fearing our government, and without disgust for the establishment corruption we have all seen playing out in the news (EB5, Gear-Up, etc.).

As with my previous service to you in the South Dakota House of Representatives, my aim is to restore the faith and trust of you, the American people, with those who are supposed to serve you. While I am a conservative Republican, those are the principles of how I will serve you and how I will vote on some of the key issues many people are concerned with. I run to serve every Democrat, Republican, Independent, and “other” voter in our district.

As your Representative in Pierre 2011-2014, I earned a reputation across South Dakota as a fearless, principled, public servant and am recognized as an outspoken leader on conservative issues. As your Representative in Pierre, my record proves that I have voted and fought to:

  • Protect Unborn Innocent Babies
  • Uninfringe & Defend the 2nd Amendment
  • Oppose Obamacare
  • Oppose Illegal Immigration
  • Oppose Common Core
  • Cut & Limit Government
  • Oppose Tax & Fee Increases
  • Support Veterans
  • Oppose EB5 Corruption
  • Uphold & Strengthen Term Limits
  • Keep All Legislation Constitutional[7]
 ”
—Stace Nelson, [8]

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

2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 19

Incumbent Stace Nelson defeated Ardon Wek in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
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Stace Nelson (R)
 
74.0
 
7,531
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Ardon Wek (D)
 
26.0
 
2,642

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,173
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 19

Ardon Wek advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 19 on June 5, 2018.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 19

Incumbent Stace Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 19 on June 5, 2018.

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Stace Nelson

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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Bill Van Gerpen (R) did not seek re-election.

Stace Nelson defeated Russell Graeff in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 general election.[9][10]

South Dakota State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stace Nelson 78.20% 8,636
     Democratic Russell Graeff 21.80% 2,408
Total Votes 11,044
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Russell Graeff ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[11][12]

South Dakota State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Russell Graeff  (unopposed)


Stace Nelson defeated Caleb Finck in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[11][12]

South Dakota State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stace Nelson 57.72% 1,552
     Republican Caleb Finck 42.28% 1,137
Total Votes 2,689

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in South Dakota, 2014

Nelson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent South Dakota.[2][3] He lost the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, to Mike Rounds.[4]

U.S. Senate, South Dakota Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rounds 55.5% 41,377
Larry Rhoden 18.2% 13,593
Stace Nelson 17.7% 13,179
Annette Bosworth 5.7% 4,283
Jason Ravnsborg 2.8% 2,066
Total Votes 74,498
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Nelson won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19. Nelson advanced past the Republican primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStace Nelson Incumbent 40.4% 6,956
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Schoenfish 38.1% 6,550
     Democratic Alan Fenner 21.5% 3,708
Total Votes 17,214
South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStace Nelson 34% 1,494
Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Schoenfish 29.6% 1,299
J.E. "Jim" Putnam 25.7% 1,129
Roger Hofer 10.7% 469
Total Votes 4,391

2010

Nelson defeated incumbent Oran Sorenson (D) and Dennis Van Overschelde (D) in the November 2 general election. Nelson was elected along with fellow Republican challenger Jon Hansen.[15]

South Dakota State House, District 25 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Stace Nelson (R) 4,814 27.34%
Green check mark transparent.png Jon Hansen (R) 4,579 26.00%
Oran A. Sorenson (D) 3,859 21.91%
Dennis Van Overschelde (D) 2,918 16.57%
Kevin R Crisp (I) 1,441 8.18%

Campaign finance summary

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Stace Nelson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018South Dakota State Senate District 19Won general$19,689 N/A**
2016South Dakota State Senate, District 19Won $9,246 N/A**
2012South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19Won $16,385 N/A**
2010South Dakota House of Representatives, District 25Won $13,330 N/A**
Grand total$58,650 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2019

In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


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2017


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2012


2011

Personal

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Nelson and his wife, Aiza, have six children. They currently live in Fulton.[17]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ KSFY, "South Dakota state senator retires from legislature," November 17, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Associated Press, "SD state Rep. Stace Nelson to make US Senate run; joins 3 others seeking GOP nomination," August 13, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 KELO, "Nelson Prepares To Join U.S. Senate Race," August 13, 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "South Dakota - Summary Vote Results," June 3, 2014
  5. ↑ stacenelson.com, "Meet District 19 Senate Candidate Stace Nelson," April 7, 2016
  6. ↑ The Daily Republic, "Rep. Stace Nelson removed from Legislature's Ag committee," accessed June 13, 2012
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Stace Nelson, "On the issues," accessed May 18, 2016
  9. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
  10. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
  13. ↑ Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2012
  14. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," June 25, 2012
  15. ↑ South Dakota State Board of Elections, "South Dakota House of Representatives Official General Election Results, 2010," accessed March 10, 2014
  16. ↑ American Clarion, "South Dakota Freedom Index 2012," accessed August 14, 2014
  17. ↑ Stace Nelson for District 25 Representative, "About Stace Nelson," accessed March 10, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Van Gerpen (R) 		South Dakota State Senate District 19
2017 – 2019 		Succeeded by
Kyle Schoenfish (R)
Preceded by
Oran Sorenson (D), Timothy Rave (R) 		South Dakota House of Representatives District 25
2011-2015 		Succeeded by
Kent Peterson (R)


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