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Steven Nelson (Virginia)
Steven Nelson (independent) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 21. Nelson lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Nelson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Nelson was a 2015 Independent candidate for District 19 of the Virginia State Senate.[1]
Biography
Nelson was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He obtained a B.A. in public administration from Appalachian State University, where he minored in economics. He also obtained a degree in business administration economics from Harvard University.[2]
Nelson worked for 17 years at Piedmont Airlines. As of 2019, he was a Series 7, 31, 63, 65, and Rule 144 specialist.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 21
Incumbent John Edwards defeated Steven Nelson in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 21 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Edwards (D) | 65.5 | 26,877 |
 | Steven Nelson (Independent)  | 33.8 | 13,882 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 287 | ||
| Total votes: 41,046 | |||
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2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] Michael Hamlar was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Suetterlein was unopposed in the Republican primary. Steven L. Nelson (Independent) ran as a third party candidate. Suetterlein defeated Hamlar and Nelson in the general election.[4]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Nelson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nelson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Make SWVA GREAT AGAIN.
- Make I-81 GREAT AGAIN.
- Bring Economic develepment to Roanoke and SWVA.
Future I-73 started in 1992 and all we have done is REPLACE RUSTED out Future I-73 signs while NC HAS COMPLETED 99.43 miles of I-73. Future 73 is PROJECTED to be built in 2037 at $3.2B.
Against the RED FLAG law.
"Gov't is not the solution but the problem.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official general election candidate list," accessed June 24, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2019
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
