Tuesday, March 25, 2008

GOP's Jason Nelson Seeks HD 87 Seat

Republican political consultant Jason Nelson will seek the House 87 seat now held by Trebor Worthen, who is not seeking reelection. Nelson filed an Ethics Committeee statement of organization for his campaign committee last Friday.
Nelson joined CMA Strategies as Director of Government Relations in January 2004. Previously, he was Governor Frank Keating's legislative liaison to the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the last three years of Keating's second term. Early in Keating's first term, he served as a policy aide on a wide range of issues including economic development, law enforcement, the environment, transportation and agriculture.
Nelson's statement of organization lists longtime GOP activist Kay Dudley as campaign chair, with former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys as campaign treasurer.
In 2001, Nelson was a part of the Right-to-Work strategy team, as well as the finance director for the campaign. He was instrumental in raising more than $6 million, the most ever raised by a statewide issue campaign in Oklahoma. In 1998, he was campaign manager for Humphreys' first Oklahoma City mayoral race and deputy manager for Keating's gubernatorial reelection campaign. He was the state director of Bob Dole for President in 1996 and organizational director for Keating's first gubernatorial race in 1994.
He also served as Vice-President of Future Investment Company, a real estate development firm, in 2003 and was a member of the Central Oklahoma, State and National Home Builders Associations.
In 1999, he was a regional political director for the National Association of Realtors in Washington.

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