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Summary

Senator John E. Nelson

Full Name: John E. Nelson
Office: State Senate (NE) - District 6, Non-partisan
First Elected: 11/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Judith; 3 Children: Martha, Andrew, J. Braden
Birth Date: 12/29/1935
Birth Place: Geneva, NE
Home City: Omaha, NE
Religion: Presbyterian

Recent Key Votes

LB 1157 - Uniform School Testing
Legislation (Nay)

April 7, 2008 - - Requires a statewide reading test be administered in grades three through eight and once in high school beginning with the 2009-10 school year [sec. ...

LB 959 - 2007-2009 Budget Amendments
Legislation (Yea)

March 28, 2008

LB 653 - Standard Academic Testing
Legislation (Nay)

May 31, 2007 - - Establishes annual statewide mathematics, writing, and reading assessment tests (sec. 4). - Requires the State Board of Education to adopt educational standards for reading, ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 Voices for Children in Nebraska Positions 8%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Unitemized Contributions ($7,386.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Nelson refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View John E. Nelson's Nebraska State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
jnelson@leg.ne.gov

Capitol Website
http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist06/

Capitol
Room #2107
Post Office Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509-4604
Phone: 402-471-2714

District
6269 Glenwood Road
Omaha, NE 68132

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