Jane Nelson

Infobox State Senator


honorific-prefix =
name = Jane Nelson
honorific-suffix =
state_senate = Texas
state = Texas
district = 12th
term_start = 2003
preceded = Mike Moncrief
succeeded = Incumbent
state_senate2 = Texas
state2 = Texas
district2 = 9th
term2 = 1995–2003
preceded2 = David Sibley
succeeded2 = Chris Harris
state_senate3 = Texas
state3 = Texas
district3 = 22nd
term3 = 1993–1995
preceded3 = Bob Glasgow
succeeded3 = David Sibley
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|10|5
birth_place = Hamilton, Ohio
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = American
spouse = J. Michael Nelson
party = Republican
relations =
children = Brian, Elizabeth, Christina, Michelle, and Jennifer
residence = Lewisville, Texas
alma_mater = B.S., North Texas State University
occupation = Businesswoman
profession =
religion =


website =
footnotes =

Jane Gray Nelsoncite journal
date = Winter 2001
title = Capitol Connection: Jane Nelson
journal = UTA Magazine
volume = XXIII
issue = 2
url = http://utamagazine.uta.edu/winter_2001/profiles/nelson.htm
accessdate = 2007-01-03 ] (born 5 October 1951) [cite web
url = http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml
title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election
accessdate = 2006-12-26
date = 2002-09-13
author = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] is the second highest ranking Republican in the Texas Senate and serves as Chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee.

Senator Jane Nelson is a former public school teacher who represents Senate District 12, which includes portions of Tarrant and Denton counties. She joined the Senate in 1992 after two successful terms on the State Board of Education in which she led the fight to correct more than 5,000 factual errors in our public school textbooks.

The highest ranking Republican in the Texas Senate, she is Chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee; the Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee; and the Joint interim Committee on Health & Human Services Eligibility. She also serves on the Finance, Government Reform, and Nominations committees, as well as Texas Legislative Council. Last session she never missed a record vote and authored key efforts approved by the Legislature -- the state's reform plan for Medicaid and the uninsured (SB 10); stronger protections against child abuse (SB 758); expanded physical activity in schools SB 530) and Proposition 15, establishing the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (HJR 90).

According to the National Federation of Independent Business, she was the only State Senator to score a perfect 100% voting record in support of small business. Similarly, the Texas Association of Business named her a Champion of Free Enterprise. And, for her efforts in the fight against breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure presented her with its first-ever legislative champion award. She also received awards from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Hospital Association, and the American Cancer Society.

She and her husband, Mike, own and operate an aircraft component manufacturing company in Denton. They have five adult children and one grandson.

Election history

Election history of Nelson. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

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title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent)
votes = 109,513
percentage = 63.98
change = -25.84Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Dwight B. Fullingham
votes = 55,380
percentage = 32.35
change = +32.35Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Morgan Ware
votes = 6,273
percentage = 3.66
change = -6.51Election box majority
votes = 54,133
percentage = 31.63
change = -48.02Election box turnout
votes = 171,166
percentage =
change = +26.03Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 12 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent) [Nelson was the District 9 incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate redistricting.]
votes = 121,991
percentage = 89.83
change = +53.49Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Steve Rushton
votes = 13,818
percentage = 10.17
change = +10.17Election box majority
votes = 108,173
percentage = 79.65
change = +52.33Election box turnout
votes = 135,809
percentage =
change = -20.20Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)

2000

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title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent)
votes = 207,079
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 207,079
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 207,079
percentage =
change = +29.19Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent)
votes = 160,296
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 160,296
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 160,296
percentage =
change = +25.60Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent) [Nelson was the District 22 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate redistricting.]
votes = 127,623
percentage = 100.00
change = +39.44Election box majority
votes = 127,623
percentage = 100.00
change = +78.88Election box turnout
votes = 127,623
percentage =
change = -31.75Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 22 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Bob Glasgow (Incumbent)
votes = 92,113
percentage = 39.70
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson
votes = 139,901
percentage = 60.30
change = Election box majority
votes = 47,778
percentage = 20.60
change = Election box turnout
votes = 232,014
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)

References

External links

* [http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist12/dist12.htm Senate of Texas - Senator Jane Nelson] official TX Senate website
* [http://www.janenelson.org/ Jane Nelson] campaign website
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=5451 Project Vote Smart - Senator Jane Gray Nelson (TX)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Jane Nelson
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=81098 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=71827 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=6390 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=52587 2000] campaign contributions

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NAME=Jane Nelson
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Texas politician
DATE OF BIRTH=5 October 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hamilton, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH=
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