| David Nelson | |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. |
| State Senate: | Oregon |
| District: | 29th |
| Term Start: | 1997 |
| Term End: | 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Gordon H. Smith |
| Successor: | Bill Hansell |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Alice |
| Children: | 4 |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley University of Oregon (Bachelor's) |
David Nelson (born August 6, 1941) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served four terms in the Oregon State Senate. He lives in Pendleton, and represented District 29.[1]
David Nelson was born in Pendleton, Oregon, United States.
Nelson and his wife Alice have four children. They also have four grandchildren.[2]
He was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2004, and 2008.[1]
David Nelson has had the following experience:
David Nelson has been a member of the following organizations:
He attended the University of California at Berkeley, but then transferred to the University of Oregon, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1964. He then managed, and later purchased, a wheat farm in Brady, Montana. He earned a law degree from the University of Montana Law School in 1967.