Eric Nelson (West Virginia)

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Eric Nelson
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Republican Party

West Virginia State Senate District 17
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

George Washington High School, 1979

Bachelor's

Washington & Lee University, 1983

Personal
Birthplace
West Virginia
Religion
Presbyterian
Profession
Finance
Contact

Official website

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Eric Nelson (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Nelson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Nelson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Eric Nelson graduated from George Washington High School in 1979.[1] Nelson earned a B.S. in business administration and accounting from Washington and Lee University in 1983. His career experience includes working as the president of Nelson Enterprises, Inc., with Crestar Bank, with City Holding Company, and with Mountaineer Capital.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Nelson was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Nelson was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Nelson was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Banking and Insurance
• Finance, Chair
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nelson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nelson served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Eric Nelson defeated Bil Lepp in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson (R) Candidate Connection
 
64.4
 
26,812
Image of Bil Lepp
Bil Lepp (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
14,842

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 41,654
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Bil Lepp advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bil Lepp
Bil Lepp Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,770

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,770
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Incumbent Eric Nelson defeated Chris Pritt in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson Candidate Connection
 
57.7
 
6,733
Image of Chris Pritt
Chris Pritt Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
4,936

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,669
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2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Eric Nelson defeated Andrew Robinson in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson (R)
 
53.8
 
23,717
Image of Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson (D)
 
46.2
 
20,364

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 44,081
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Andrew Robinson defeated Jon Hague in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
 
74.3
 
9,432
Image of Jon Hague
Jon Hague Candidate Connection
 
25.7
 
3,264

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,696
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17

Eric Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 17 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson
 
100.0
 
8,805

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,805
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D)
 
14.9
 
13,202
✔
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd (D)
 
14.7
 
13,038
✔
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito (R)
 
14.4
 
12,729
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson (R)
 
13.3
 
11,765
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane (R)
 
11.7
 
10,309
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore (D)
 
11.5
 
10,165
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James Robinette (D)
 
10.7
 
9,444
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Edward Burgess (R)
 
8.8
 
7,767

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 88,419
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Andrew Byrd, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Renate Pore, and James Robinette advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd
 
29.1
 
5,191
✔
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr.
 
28.0
 
4,996
✔
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore
 
22.5
 
4,021
✔
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James Robinette
 
20.4
 
3,645

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 17,853
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Moore Capito, incumbent Eric Nelson, incumbent Charlotte Lane, and Edward Burgess defeated Bill Johnson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
27.5
 
3,952
✔
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson
 
24.1
 
3,469
✔
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane
 
20.2
 
2,902
✔
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Edward Burgess
 
15.2
 
2,186
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Bill Johnson
 
13.1
 
1,879

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 14,388
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent John B. McCuskey (R) and incumbent Chris Stansbury (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 general election.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 15.23% 13,546
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 16.67% 14,822
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 11.81% 10,505
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 13.36% 11,881
     Democratic Ben Adams 11.13% 9,899
     Democratic Thornton Cooper 10.57% 9,404
     Democratic Benjamin M. Sheridan 9.70% 8,628
     Republican Keith Pauley 11.53% 10,251
Total Votes 88,936
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Democratic primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Adams 13.80% 3,806
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 22.87% 6,308
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thornton Cooper 12.37% 3,413
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Benjamin M. Sheridan 10.64% 2,935
     Democratic C.B. Britton 6.37% 1,757
     Democratic Devin J. Casey 6.38% 1,759
     Democratic John Knight 8.27% 2,281
     Democratic Shawn Little 9.11% 2,513
     Democratic Jack Rogers 10.18% 2,809
Total Votes 27,581


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Republican primary.[5][6]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 23.77% 4,896
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 14.43% 2,973
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 21.30% 4,388
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Keith Pauley 14.03% 2,890
     Republican Calvin Grimm 4.20% 866
     Republican Bill Johnson 9.00% 1,853
     Republican Matt Kelly 13.26% 2,731
Total Votes 20,597


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 35 is represented by four delegates. Andrew Byrd, Thornton Cooper, Barbara Hatfield and Sherri Wong defeated John Caudill, IV, David Harless, Bret Nida, Joe Wallace and Gary Winter in the Democratic primary. Incumbents J.B. McCuskey, Eric Nelson, and Suzette Raines and Chris Stansbury defeated Richard McGinnis and Marie Sprouse-McDavid in the Republican primary. Byrd, McCuskey, Nelson, and Stansbury defeated Cooper, Hatfield, Wong, and Sprouse-McDavid in the general election. Raines withdrew from the race due to personal reasons and allegations from Democrats.[7] She was replaced by Sprouse-McDavid on the general election ballot.[8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEric Nelson Incumbent 15.7% 11,050
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ.B. McCuskey Incumbent 14.3% 10,013
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Stansbury 12.7% 8,897
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Byrd 12.6% 8,852
     Republican Marie Sprouse-McDavid 12% 8,436
     Democratic Bobbie Hatfield 12% 8,401
     Democratic Sherri Wong 11.4% 8,039
     Democratic Thornton Cooper 9.3% 6,548
Total Votes 70,236


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBobbie Hatfield 21.2% 3,601
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Byrd 14.8% 2,510
Green check mark transparent.pngSherri Wong 14.3% 2,435
Green check mark transparent.pngThornton Cooper 13.1% 2,232
John Caudill, IV 11.6% 1,976
Bret Nida 9% 1,539
Gary Winter 6.5% 1,114
David Harless 5% 851
Joe Wallace 4.4% 753
Total Votes 17,011
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Nelson Incumbent 24.9% 2,952
Green check mark transparent.pngSuzette Raines Incumbent 21.6% 2,563
Green check mark transparent.pngJ.B. McCuskey Incumbent 20.6% 2,445
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Stansbury 15.1% 1,789
Marie Sprouse-McDavid 10.8% 1,285
Richard McGinnis 6.9% 819
Total Votes 11,853

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Nelson won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35. Nelson advanced past the May 8 primary election and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Nelson Incumbent 18.5% 2,606
Green check mark transparent.pngSuzette Raines 18.2% 2,561
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn B. Mccuskey 14% 1,969
Green check mark transparent.pngFred Joseph 12.2% 1,725
Ann Calvert 11.6% 1,630
Matt Kelly 7.1% 1,003
Todd Carden 5.8% 811
Michael A. Young 5.3% 752
Micah Phelps 4.7% 665
Elias Gregory 2.6% 368
Total Votes 14,090

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Nelson was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 30. He was one of fourteen candidates running for the seven positions in District 30 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was opposed in the general election by Republican candidates Michael Scott Hall, Brian F. Hicks, Fred Joseph, Daniel "Rick" Barnett, Jim Strawn, and Steve Sweeney; Democratic incumbents Bonnie Brown, Nancy Guthrie, Barbara Hatfield, Mark Hunt, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Sharon Spencer, and Danny Wells. Only the top seven vote-getters were elected.[13][14][15][16]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D) 19,335 8.79%
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson (R) 17,603 8.00%
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Wells (D) 17,197 7.81%
Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Hatfield (D) 17,186 7.81%
Green check mark transparent.png Bonnie Brown (D) 16,920 7.69%
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Hunt (D) 16,498 7.50%
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Guthrie (D) 16,301 7.41%
Sharon Spencer (D) 15,686 7.13%
Fred Joseph (R) 15,329 6.97%
Brian Hicks (R) 15,001 6.82%
Michael Hall(R) 14,923 6.78%
James Strawn (R) 14,180 6.44%
Daniel Barnett (R) 12,119 5.51%
Steven Sweeney (R) 11,808 5.37%
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Fredrik Eric Nelson, Jr. (R) 2,963 4.21%
Green check mark transparent.png Fred H. Joseph (R) 2,820 4.01%
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Scott Hall (R) 2,548 3.62%
Green check mark transparent.png James W. Strawn (R) 2,343 3.33%
Green check mark transparent.png Steven Sweeney (R) 2,096 2.98%
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Richard Barnett (R) 1,993 2.83%
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Franklin Hicks (R) 1,979 2.81%
Harold Verdayne Meade, Jr. (R) 1,273 1.81%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Eric Nelson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nelson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I’m a native West Virginian. Married with 3 publicly educated children. Graduate of Washington & Lee University. Have 25+ years of executive experience in banking, investment banking, and private equity. Involved in many community activities and am a board member of Wesbanco Inc, Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, and the WV Economic Development Authority. Was initially elected to the WV House of Delgates in 2010 and the WV Senate in 2020 where I chaired the House Finance and Banking Committees and the Senate Pension Committee. I serve as the chair of the majority caucus.

  • Promote economic development and job creation
  • Support expanded investment in education at all levels through school choice, early childhood development, and expanded resources for our teaching professionals.
  • Support expanded infrastructure investment in roads and broadband that will support economic and population growth.

Finance

My father

N/a

Honesty and trustworthiness

Honesty and integrity

Listening and working with people.

Working successfully it bothers to pass positive legislation that improves life for our citizens and for future generations

There have been many events that have been memorable.

Yard work - summer

Mr Clutch, the Jerry West Story.

My love of basketball and the story of someone who worked hard, became successful, and never forgot his roots.

Superman

Take me home country roads

Closed mindedness of others

Cooperation and open communication

Diversification and population growth

No - but i do believe one must be willing to listen, understand, and be able to compromise.

Absolutely!!!! Success is only obtained by working with others and sharing/learning from their experiences.

Ronald Reagan

I’m interested in getting re-elected to the WV Senate.

Too many to put in writing. A successful legislator is consistently out in the district talking to and interacting with constituents and others.

I depend on close friends for a good joke. I tend to miss the punch line

Yes for certain issues and circumstances.

I plan to continue introducing bills to improve current and future opportunities for all West Virginian’s

Finance, workforce, economic development

I support improved transparency and accountability.

Depends - open to discussion.

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2020

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2012

Nelson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[17]

Economy

  • Excerpt: "I am concerned about the current condition of our state and local economy. We must be proactive in creating employment opportunities in West Virginia through incentivizing business to protect our current job base, as well as, creating opportunities to add new employees."

Government

  • Excerpt: "I support stopping the growth of and reducing the waste in government spending. I favor requiring an audit of all state spending and reforming our state's budget process to eliminate waste."

Invest in West Virginia Energy

  • Excerpt: "Second to the citizens of West Virginia, are West Virginia's abundant natural resources. I strongly support the production of coal, oil, and gas. As we continue to develop cost effective alternative energy sources, we cannot turn our back on those resources that allow us to have affordable electricity and heating rates."

Education

  • "I support improvements in K-12 preparation for college or technical trades."
  • "I support rewarding teachers for improved results and teaching techniques."
  • "I support the PROMISE scholarship and would support ways to incentivize and work with business to keep more of our graduates at home."

Taxes

  • "I support reducing excessive taxes, particularly those on our West Virginia seniors, disabled, and veterans. Let's make West Virginia more attractive for all retirees to remain home."
  • "I support the elimination of the business franchise tax. This tax has a tremendous negative impact on the retention of capital and capital investment by businesses in West Virginia."
  • "I support the reduction and ultimate elimination of taxes on business inventory and business equipment. We have long been known for our manufacturing strength, reducing this tax will help bring back our manufacturing and its higher paying jobs."

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Eric Nelson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia State Senate District 17Won general$0 $0
2020West Virginia State Senate District 17Won general$389,402 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35Won $153,442 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35Won $77,365 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 35Won $108,990 N/A**
2010West Virginia State House, District 30Won $85,030 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Nelson and his wife, Pam, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Eric Nelson," accessed April 8, 2021
    2. ↑ Nelson's campaign website, "About Eric," accessed April 30, 2014
    3. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    7. ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Officials rule GOP can't replace Raines on ballot," August 13, 2014
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
    10. ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
    11. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    12. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
    13. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    14. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
    15. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
    16. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed April 30, 2014
    17. ↑ nelsonforhouse.com, "Issues," accessed April 30, 2014

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