Jim Nielson

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Jim (James) Nielson (R) currently represents Bountiful, Utah district 19 in the Utah House of Representatives.[1]

Biography

Nielson is the son of former U.S. Representative Howard Nielson.[2] He is married to Marilyn Nielson, and has 5 children. Nielson works as an Architect in Salt Lake City as a partner for the firm CRSA. He received his B.A. in English at BYU, and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Oregon.[3]

He was originally elected in 2010 to fill the seat vacated by Sheryl Allen. He ran against Ben Horsley in the Republican primary[4] in 2010, and then defeated Democrat Richard Watson to gain election. He was subsequently re-elected as an incumbent in 2012, when he did not face a Republican challenger and defeated Democrat Lynn Anderson by more than a 70/30 margin.[5] In 2008 Nielson ran for Utah State Senate, but was defeated by Dan Liljenquist (who went on to win the seat) in the convention. Nielson served in the Reagan Administration in the department of Education from 1983-1988[1]

Legislation

Perhaps Nielson's most significant piece of legislation is the 2012 State Constitutional Amendment A, which passed the house by a majority and the senate unanimously. It was approved by a slight majority in November of 2012. This legislation closes a loophole which the legislature had been using to spend this money each year, and requires the state to save a certain portion of severance taxes (oil and gas) in a permanent fund.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Related Links & Resources". Le.utah.gov. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  2. ↑ "Meet Rep. Jim Nielson of Utah's 19th Legislative District". Publiusonline.com. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  3. ↑ "Meet Rep. Jim Nielson of Utah's 19th Legislative District". Publiusonline.com. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  4. ↑ "Ben Horsley, Previous Candidate for State Representative District 19, Utah". Vote-ut.org. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  5. ↑ "Jim Nielson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  6. ↑ "Utah Constitutional Amendment A Joint Resolution on Severance Tax - Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 


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