Rick G. Nelson (born June 11, 1954) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 87th district[1] from January 2001 to January 2019.
Rick Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | J. C. Ausmus |
| Succeeded by | Adam Bowling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1954 Black Star Coal Camp, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Middlesboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Cumberland College (BS) Eastern Kentucky University (MA) |
He ran for Kentucky state treasurer in the 2015 elections to succeed term-limited Democratic incumbent Todd Hollenbach,[2] but lost to Republican Allison Ball.[3]
Education
editNelson was born in Black Star Coal Camp, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cumberland College (now the University of the Cumberlands) and a Master of Arts from Eastern Kentucky University.
Elections
edit- 2018: Nelson did not file to run for re-election, deciding to retire.[4]
- 2016: Nelson was unopposed for the May 17, 2016 Democratic primary and won the November 8, 2016 general election with 7,224 votes (51.50%) against Republican nominee Chad Shannon.[4]
- 2015: Nelson filed to run for Kentucky State Treasurer on November 20, 2014. Nelson was part of a five candidate Democratic Primary on May 19, 2015. Nelson would win the primary with 44,397 votes over second-place finisher Neville Blakemore's 36,663 votes. Nelson lost the November 3, 2015 general election to Republican nominee Alison Ball with 571,455 votes (60.5%) to Nelson's 372,416 votes (39.5%).[4]
- 2014: Nelson was unopposed for both the May 20, 2014 Democratic primary and the November 4, 2014 general election, winning with 9,742 votes.[4]
- 2012: Nelson was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic primary[5] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 8,860 votes (69.6%) against Republican nominee Joshua Howard.[6]
- 2010: Nelson was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic primary[7] and the November 2, 2010 general election, winning with 9,202 votes (77.5%) against Republican nominee Barry Carnes,[8] who had run in the Republican primary in 2002.
- 2008: Nelson was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic primary[9] and the November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 9,334 votes.[10]
- 2006: Nelson was challenged in the three-way 2006 Democratic primary, winning with 4,239 votes (63.1%)[11] and won the November 7, 2006 general election with 10,253 votes (78.1%) against Republican nominee Glynna Brown.[12]
- 2004: Nelson was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic primary[13] and the November 2, 2004 general election, winning with 9,095 votes.[14]
- 2002: Nelson was unopposed for the 2002 Democratic primary[15] and won the November 5, 2002 general election with 8,017 votes (67.1%) against Republican nominee Timothy Lasley.[16]
- 2000: When Representative Ausmus retired, Nelson was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic primary[17] and won the November 7, 2000 general election with 5,853 votes (52.3%) against Republican nominee Scott Madon.[18]
- 1998: When district 87 Representative Michael Bowling left the Legislature and left the seat open, Nelson ran as an Independent in the three-way November 3, 1998 general election, but lost to Republican nominee J. C. Ausmus.
References
edit- ^ "Rick Nelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rep. Rick Nelson announces a run for Treasurer in 2015". cn|2 Pure Politics. December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Republican attorney Allison Ball elected state treasurer in Kentucky". WLWT. November 3, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Rick Nelson (Kentucky)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 31. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 52. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 29. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 60. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.