Stace Nelson
Stace Nelson | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 19th district | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | Bill Van Gerpen |
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
In office 2012–2014 Serving with Kyle Schoenfish | |
Preceded by | Edward Van Gerpen, Frank Kloucek |
Succeeded by | Kent Peterson, Kyle Schoenfish |
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
In office 2010–2012 Serving with Jon Hansen | |
Preceded by | Oran Sorenson, Dennis Van Overschelde |
Succeeded by | Scott Ecklund, Jon Hansen |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. | May 2, 1967
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Excelsior College |
Stacey "Stace" Nelson is a current state senator from South Dakota.
Personal life
Nelson lives in Fulton, South Dakota with his wife Aiza. They have six children, a son & daughter in law, and three grandsons.[1]
Military and federal law enforcement career
Nelson served in the Marine Corps as a Military Policeman (MOS 5811), Marksmanship Instructor (MOS 8531) and Criminal Investigator (MOS 5821), for 13 1/2 years.[2] He worked as a Naval Investigative Service Special Agent, then with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as a Special Agent, and ultimately retired from NCIS in 2009 as an Investigator.[3] His combined federal service was 23 1/2 years, 18 of which were overseas.[4] His final assignments included working out of the NCIS Force Protection Detachment in the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines, and out of the NCIS Far East Field Office in Yokosuka, Japan.[5] During his time as an NCIS agent, he worked on hundreds of cases involving military sexual assault, and was featured in the Oscar nominated documentary The Invisible War, advocating for the reform of how the military handles sexual assault claims.[6]
Political career
2010 S.D. House of Representatives
Nelson was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2010. He served on the Judiciary Committee and the Local Government Committee.
2014 U.S. Senate campaign
Nelson ran for a U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota in 2014, describing himself as "probably the most conservative elected official in the state of South Dakota, and...probably the least partisan."[7] He received 17.69% of the primary vote, coming in third in the race behind State Representative Larry Rhoden (18.25%) and former Governor Mike Rounds who won the nomination with 55.5% of the vote. Annette Bosworth came in 4th with 5.75%, and Jason Ravnsborg came in 5th with 2.77%.[8][9]
2016 S.D. Senate Campaign
In the 2016 Republican Primary, Nelson defeated his Republican primary opponent, Caleb Finck, on a vote of 58% to 42%[10] after running a race where the Sunday before the election, Nelson recorded an automated telephone call which accused his opponent of wearing women's undergarments[11]. Nelson went on to win the general election against Democrat Russell Graeff with 78.2% of the vote[12].
2018 S.D. GOP Convention Ltgov Nomination
At the 2018 South Dakota Republican Party Convention in Pierre, Nelson received a floor nomination for consideration as the party nominee for Lieutenant Governor after Congresswoman Kristi Noem publicly declared former Democrat Larry Rhoden as her running mate. During Senator Nelson's subsequent speech [13] he pointed out he was not running for the position and encouraged delegates to return the GOP back to its moral compass. Senator Nelson received 24.3% of the delegate vote and 22% of the weighted vote. [14]
Political controversies
Threat toward another lawmaker
In January 2012, Nelson got in a heated argument with State Representative Nick Moser of Yankton after a heated debate on the House floor. As a result, Speaker of the House Val Rausch moved Nelson's seat in the legislature[15], and the incident was cited as one of the reasons Nelson was removed from the Republican Caucus for a period of time.[16] In removing Nelson from the caucus, House Majority Leader David Lust stated "I am not going to condone the conduct he engaged in toward another member of the Legislature very publicly. It's just not acceptable."[17]
Robocall controversy
In 2013 Stace Nelson was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a case where the State of South Dakota prosecuted Dan Willard for political robodialed phone calls that were made without a disclaimer.[18] He was later added to a civil lawsuit filed by the political action committee Rushmore PAC over the matter.[19] On June 11th, 2018, Second Circuit Court Judge Mark Salter dismissed the six-year-old case with prejudice after the former lawmaker who filed it failed to keep the case going. "This case is stale and focuses upon conduct alleged to have occurred prior to the 2012 general election," Second Circuit Court Judge Mark Salter wrote. "The lack of action is unreasonable and unexplained."[20]
References
- ↑ "Representative Stace Nelson". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ https://marines.togetherweserved.com/usmc/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxDD214&type=Person&ID=19
- ↑ http://stacenelson.com/
- ↑ http://stacenelson.com/
- ↑ http://stacenelson.com/
- ↑ http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/ret-ncis-agent-discusses-military-sexual-assaults/?id=149435
- ↑ Brokaw, Chet (August 13, 2013). "SD state Rep. Stace Nelson to make US Senate run". The News Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY
- ↑ "Stace Nelson - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Nelson tops Finck in District 19 senate primary". Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Stace Nelson serves up Sunday dinner with an attack. Via robocall, of course". South Dakota War College. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Russell Graeff - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/lynnedisantoforsenate/videos/2272926462734418/
- ↑ http://southdakotagop.com/assets/user/general/Lt._Gov._election_results.pdf
- ↑ "SD Speaker of the House determines if you're out of line". Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ staff, David Montgomery Journal. "Two state Republican lawmakers banned from party caucus". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ staff, David Montgomery Journal. "Two state Republican lawmakers banned from party caucus". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Day Two Of Robocalls Trial". KELOLAND News. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ "Rushmore PAC V Doe. – Rushmore PAC". www.rushmorepac.org. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ https://amp.argusleader.com/amp/690633002?__twitter_impression=true