About Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson

Tom Nelson

Office: County Executive (WI) - At-Large , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for County Executive (WI) - At-Large

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  • Birth Date

    03/03/1976

  • Birth Place

    Saint Paul, MN

  • Home City

    Appleton, WI,

Family

Wife: Maria; Children: Mary, George,

EDUCATION

MPA, Politics, Economics, Policy Analysis, Princeton University, 2004
BA, Political Science, Carleton College, 1994-1998

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, United States Senate, Wisconsin, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 8, 2016
County Executive, Outagamie County, 2011-present
Candidate, Wisconsin State Lieutenant Governor, 2010
Majority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2008-2010
Representative, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2004-2010

COMMITTEES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Board Member, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, present
Author, "One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry--And What It Means for American Manufacturing", 2021
Member, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Member, Nichols Historical Society
Member, Seymour Historical Society