Rick Nelson | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 87th district | |
In office January 1, 2001 –January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | J. C. Ausmus |
Succeeded by | Adam Bowling |
Personal details | |
Born | Black Star Coal Camp,Kentucky,U.S. | June 11,1954
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Middlesboro,Kentucky,U.S. |
Education | Cumberland College (BS) Eastern Kentucky University (MA) |
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.
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]
Nelson 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.
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