12 Facts About Carla Nelson

Carla J Nelson was born on May 22,1957 and is an American politician from Minnesota who is a member of the Minnesota Senate.

In 2018, Nelson was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district.

Carla Nelson is the owner of the Olmsted Group, an insurance and investment firm in Rochester.

Carla Nelson was previously an elementary and middle school teacher in Rochester.

Carla Nelson was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and was reelected in 2012,2016,2020, and 2022.

Carla Nelson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, and was a member of the House's Education Policy, Higher Education Finance, and Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs committees.

Carla Nelson was named an assistant minority leader in November 2012.

Carla Nelson was named a 2021 Legislator of Distinction by the Minnesota League of Cities, a nonpartisan association of local governments.

Carla Nelson was one of only seven state senators to receive the recognition that year.

Carla Nelson was an appointed member of the Minnesota Higher Education Finance Authority Board from 2005 to 2009, of the Capitol Area Architectural Planning Board from 2005 to 2010, and of the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation Board from 2008 to 2010.

Carla Nelson has been a member of Junior Achievement, the University of Minnesota Citizens Advisory Council, and the Rochester Music Guild.

In October 2017, Carla Nelson announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 election.