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- 1 2 Kameron Nelson at Ballotpedia
- ↑ "Representative Kameron Nelson – 2023". sdlegislature.gov. State of South Dakota . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ Ring, Trudy (November 9, 2022). "South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson". The Advocate . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- 1 2 Matzen, Morgan (November 9, 2022). "Kameron Nelson is first openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ↑ Marttila-Losure, Heidi (August 26, 2024). "Kameron Nelson will be Lost&Found's new CEO". Resilient Today. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Meet Kameron". Kameron Nelson. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ↑ "About Us". South Dakota Transformation Project. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- Additional sources
- "First openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Keloland (Interview). Interviewed by Jazmine Jackson.
- Hult, John (May 20, 2023). "LGBTQ+ candidate recruitment event draws dozens to downtown Sioux Falls". South Dakota Searchlight.
- Nelson, Kameron (April 23, 2023). "Matters of the State: Education standards; Rep. Kameron Nelson discusses first term". Dakota News Now (Interview). Interviewed by Austin Goss.
- "Navigating Mental Health: How Lost&Found Supports Suicide Loss Survivors". Sioux Empire United Way.
