Merrill Nelson

Merrill F. Nelson[1] (born July 16, 1955 in Tooele, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 68[2] since January 1, 2013.

Merrill Nelson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 68th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byBill Wright
Personal details
Born (1955-07-16) July 16, 1955
Tooele, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGrantsville, Utah
Alma materBrigham Young University
J. Reuben Clark Law School
ProfessionLawyer
Websitemerrillnelson.com

Early life and career

Nelson earned his BS in agricultural economics from Brigham Young University and his JD from J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Political career
  • 2014 Nelson was unopposed for the Republican convention and won the November 4, 2014 general election due to being unopposed because Independent candidate Rett Rowley was disqualified before the election.[3]
  • 2012 Nelson was selected from four candidates by the Republican convention to challenge District 68 incumbent Republican Representative Bill Wright in the June 26, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 1,910 votes (52.3%)[4] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 9,831 votes (73.8%) against Democratic nominee Thomas Nedreberg and Constitution candidate Paul McCollaum, Jr.[5]
  • 1998 To challenge Senate District 13 incumbent Democratic Representative George Mantes, Nelson won the 1998 Republican primary, but lost the November 3, 1998 General election by 45 votes to Democratic nominee Ron Allen[6] who had won the Democratic Primary against Senator Mantes. Allen served in the seat from 1999 until 2006.

During the 2016 legislative session, Nelson served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Government Operations Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee. During the interim, Nelson served on the Government Operations Interim Committee, and the Judiciary Interim Committee.[7]

2016 sponsored legislation
Bill NumberBill NameBill Status
HB0179Consensual Sexual Activity of a MinorGovernor Signed - 3/29/2016
HB0283 Public Utility Easement Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0341 Interlocal Cooperation Act Amendments Governor Signed - 3/29/2016
HJR005 Joint Rules Resolution on Redistricting Standards House/ filed - 3/10/2016

[8]

Nelson did not floor sponsor any bills in 2016.[8]

References
  1. "Merrill F. Nelson (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. "Merrill Nelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. "2014 Election results". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. "2012 Primary Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  5. "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  6. "1998 General Election Results" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  7. "Merrill Nelson". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. "2016 Legislation". Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved April 12, 2016.


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