Jane Nelson

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Jane Gray Nelson^[1] (born 5 October 1951)^[2] is the second highest ranking Republican in the Texas Senate and serves as Chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee.

Senator Nelson is a former public school teacher who represents District 12 which includes parts of Denton and Tarrant Counties. Prior to serving on the Texas state Senate, she served two terms on the State Board of Education, leading the fight to correct more than 2,000 errors in school history textbooks. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington for two years,^[1] and earned a B.S. degree from the University of North Texas in 1972, and worked as a sixth-grade teacher in the Arlingon Independent School District. She and her husband, J. Michael Nelson own and operate a precision aircraft component manufacturing company in Denton County. Her residence is Lewisville, Texas. the Nelsons have a grown son, Brian, and four daughters: Elizabeth, Christina, Michelle and Jennifer; and a grandson, Andrew.

As a child in Hamilton, Ohio, her parents would often bring current issues into dinner table conversation. Her late father, Robert Gray, died last year. He was a World War II veteran. Her mother died in 2001 after a long battle with Alzheimers. Of her mother, she said, "She survived World War II and the Great Depression but still succeeded in a lasting marriage and raising her children to appreciate service and education. " Senator Nelson paid her way through college with money she earned giving baton lessons in Hamilton. Senator Nelson was first elected in 1993. During her first year in the state Senate, she was among 9 Republicans in the 31-member Senate. She caught the ire of then-lieutenant governor Bob Bullock, who would not allow lobbyists to walk through her office door. Texas Monthly rated her the worst politician in 1993, calling her, "Loud and uninformed." In 2007 however, she is the second highest ranking Senator in the Republican Caucus. She has received bipartisan accolades, being named a key player by the Associated Press, Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News in the current session. The Associated Press ranked her among the state's most effective politicians and praised her for the Child Protective Services Bill.^{[citation needed]} Capitol Inside, an influential Web site based in Austin, named Nelson "Most Valuable Player" of the regular 2005 legislative session. Writers noted her work on health care and called her the Senate's most conservative member. On April 23, 2004, Nelson served as the Acting Governor of Texas. On that day, she appointed her husband, Michael Nelson, as her replacement senator.

Contents 1 Election history 1.1 Most recent election 1.1.1 2006 1.2 Previous elections 1.2.1 2002 1.2.2 2000 1.2.3 1996 1.2.4 1994 1.2.5 1992 2 References 3 External link

[edit] Election history

Election history of Nelson.^[3]

[edit] Most recent election

[edit] 2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 12[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	109,513	63.98	-25.84
	Democratic	Dwight B. Fullingham	55,380	32.35	+32.35
	Libertarian	Morgan Ware	6,273	3.66	-6.51
Majority			54,133	31.63	-48.02
Turnout			171,166		+26.03
	Republican hold

[edit] Previous elections

[edit] 2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 12[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)[6]	121,991	89.83	+53.49
	Libertarian	Steve Rushton	13,818	10.17	+10.17
Majority			108,173	79.65	+52.33
Turnout			135,809		-20.20
	Republican gain from Democratic

[edit] 2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 9[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	207,079	100.00	0.00
Majority			207,079	100.00	0.00
Turnout			207,079		+29.19
	Republican hold

[edit] 1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 9[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	160,296	100.00	0.00
Majority			160,296	100.00	0.00
Turnout			160,296		+25.60
	Republican hold

[edit] 1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 9[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)[10]	127,623	100.00	+39.44
Majority			127,623	100.00	+78.88
Turnout			127,623		-31.75
	Republican hold

[edit] 1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 22[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Glasgow (Incumbent)	92,113	39.70
	Republican	Jane Nelson	139,901	60.30
Majority			47,778	20.60
Turnout			232,014
	Republican gain from Democratic

[edit] References

[edit] External link

• Official Biography on the Texas Senate website.
• Campaign site
• Source Information for article Click Here

Preceded by Bob Glasgow	Texas State Senator from District 22 (Lewisville) 1993–1995	Succeeded by David Sibley
Preceded by David Sibley	Texas State Senator from District 9 (Flower Mound) 1995–2003	Succeeded by Chris Harris
Preceded by Mike Moncrief	Texas State Senator from District 12 (Lewisville) 2003 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Eddie Lucio, Jr.	President pro tempore of the Texas Senate 2 June 2003–20 April 2004	Succeeded by Jeff Wentworth

Current Texas State Senators

1: Eltife (R) • 2: Deuell (R) • 3: Nichols (R) • 4: Williams (R) • 5: Ogden (R) • 6: Gallegos (D) • 7: Patrick (R) • 8: Shapiro (R) • 9: Harris (R) • 10: Brimer (R) • 11: Jackson (R) • 12: Nelson (R) • 13: Ellis (D) • 14: Watson (D) • 15: Whitmire (D) • 16: Carona (R) • 17: Janek (R) • 18: Hegar (R) • 19: Uresti (D) • 20: Hinojosa (D) • 21: Zaffirini (D) • 22: Averitt (R) • 23: West (D) • 24: Fraser (R) • 25: Wentworth (R) • 26: Van de Putte (D) • 27: Lucio (D) • 28: Duncan (R) • 29: Shapleigh (D) • 30: Estes (R) • 31: Seliger (R)

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