Michael Nelson (Minnesota politician)
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Michael V. "Mike" Nelson (born June 2, 1954) is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 46A, which includes portions of the city of Brooklyn Park
in Hennepin County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he is a carpenter by profession.
Nelson was first elected in 2002, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He is currently a member of the House's State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee and Ways and Means Committee. He chairs the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Subcommittee for the Local Government Division, and also serves on the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for the Labor and Consumer Protection Division and the Finance Subcommittee for the Transportation Finance and Policy Division. He was an assistant majority leader
during the 2007-2008 biennium.
Nelson attended Hennepin Technical College
in Brooklyn Park for Carpentry
in 1974. In addition to his work as a carpenter, he is a trades business agent for the Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 46A, which includes portions of the city of Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
According to the 2010 census, there were 75,781 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52% White, 24% African American, 1% Native American, 15% Asian, 42 residents identifying themselves as Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races...
in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, which is part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, he is a carpenter by profession.
Nelson was first elected in 2002, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He is currently a member of the House's State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee and Ways and Means Committee. He chairs the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Subcommittee for the Local Government Division, and also serves on the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for the Labor and Consumer Protection Division and the Finance Subcommittee for the Transportation Finance and Policy Division. He was an assistant majority leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
during the 2007-2008 biennium.
Nelson attended Hennepin Technical College
Hennepin Technical College
Founded in 1972, Hennepin Technical College is a public technical school, with two campuses in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal rated the school as one of the state's top 10 colleges in their July 2009 edition....
in Brooklyn Park for Carpentry
Carpentry
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
in 1974. In addition to his work as a carpenter, he is a trades business agent for the Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners.