Jim Nielsen
























Jim Nielsen
Jim Nielsen.jpg
Member of the California State Senate
from the 4th district
Incumbent

Assumed office
January 10, 2013
Preceded byDoug LaMalfa
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 2nd district

In office
December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byDoug LaMalfa
Succeeded byWesley Chesbro
Member of the California State Senate
from the 3rd district

In office
December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1990
Preceded byJohn Dunlap
Succeeded byMike Thompson

Personal details
Born
(1944-07-31) July 31, 1944 (age 74)
Fresno, California
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Marilyn Nielsen[1]
Residence
Gerber, California
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fresno
OccupationRancher
This article is about the California politician named Jim Nielsen. For the British Columbia politician of the same name, see Jim Nielsen (Canadian politician).

James Wiley Nielsen (born July 31, 1944 in Fresno, California) is an American politician from California currently serving in the California State Senate representing the 4th district. He is a Republican. Nielsen served on the Yolo County Republican Committee before winning election to the California State Senate in 1978. Nielsen also served in the California State Assembly.




Contents





  • 1 Political career

    • 1.1 1978 election


    • 1.2 State Senate


    • 1.3 1990 defeat


    • 1.4 Post-senatorial career



  • 2 Residency questions


  • 3 Expenditures


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Political career



1978 election


Nielsen was first elected to the Senate in 1978 by defeating 4th district incumbent John Dunlap, a freshman Democrat. Nielsen then went on to win easy reelections in 1982 and 1986.



State Senate


Nielsen served as Republican Leader in the Senate from 1983 until 1987.[2]


Nielsen established himself as a traditional tough-on-crime conservative who championed the cause for lower taxes, controlled government spending and gun rights for law-abiding citizens. He authored legislation to promote welfare reform and reduce welfare fraud, including the acclaimed GAIN program, and he authored and coauthored bills to promote agricultural exports.[citation needed]



1990 defeat


Nielsen was unseated by Democrat Mike Thompson, an aide to then Assemblywoman Jackie Speier. Thompson benefited from ethics issues and verbal gaffes made by the incumbent, as well changing demographics in the district. He defeated Nielsen by less than 1 percent.[3]



Post-senatorial career


After leaving the legislature, Nielsen served on the Agriculture Labor Relations Board. In 1992, he was appointed to the Board of Parole and Prison Terms and served as its chairman from 1993 until 2000.



Residency questions


A question of residency eligibility arose during his bid for the Assembly in 2008, because Nielsen owns 2 homes, one in the district he represents and one near the capitol, which is the custom of most legislators. Nielsen won the case and even received a judgment for court costs in the amount of $7,400 against Plaintiff Don Bird. Plaintiff appealed to the Secretary of State who then deferred to the State Attorney General. After reviewing the case, the Attorney General issued a letter on December 22, 2008, stating there was no evidence to warrant further investigation and the matter was closed. The Attorney General was Jerry Brown, a Democrat and former Governor of California.



Expenditures


Nielsen was also the largest taxpayer-funded gas card spender in the state legislature for 2010 costing $10,410.68[4]



Notes




  1. ^ Nielsen, Jim. "Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2011-01-16..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "James Wiley Nielsen, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.


  3. ^ "Statement of Vote – General Election November 6, 1990" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 1990-10-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-12-12. Under "Fourth Senatorial District" on 40th page of this PDF file


  4. ^ Marinucci, Carla (January 25, 2011). "California lawmakers rack up gasoline tabs". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.




References


  • Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Jim Nielsen, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved on October 3, 2008


  • California Journal Vol. XXI, No. 10 (October 1990) "Wilson vs. Feinstein". StateNet Publications, October 1990.


  • California Journal Vol. XXVI, No. 12 (December 1990) "Complete District By District Analysis". StateNet Publications, December 1990.


External links


  • Official website

  • Campaign website


  • JoinCalifornia, Election History for the State of California








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