1. Stacey "Stace" Nelson is an American politician, law enforcement officer, and retired Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent who served as a member of both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature.
11 Facts About Stace Nelson
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On November 17,2019, Nelson announced that he would be retiring from politics, effective December 10,2019.
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Stace Nelson served in the United States Marine Corps as a military policeman, marksmanship instructor, and criminal investigator.
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Stace Nelson worked as a Naval Investigative Service Special Agent, then as a Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent, and ultimately retired as an NCIS investigator in 2009.
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Stace Nelson was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2010.
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Stace Nelson served on the Judiciary Committee and the Local Government Committee.
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At the 2018 South Dakota Republican Party Convention in Pierre, South Dakota, Stace Nelson received a floor nomination for consideration as the party nominee for Lieutenant Governor after Congresswoman Kristi Noem publicly declared former Democrat Larry Rhoden as her running mate.
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In January 2012, Stace Nelson got in a heated argument with State Representative Nick Moser of Yankton after a heated debate on the House floor.
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In 2013 Stace Nelson was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a case where the State of South Dakota prosecuted Dan Willard for political robodialed phone calls that were made without a disclaimer.
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Stace Nelson was later added to a civil lawsuit filed by the political action committee Rushmore PAC over the matter.
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In December 2019, Jeff Church of Vermillion, South Dakota filed a lawsuit against Stace Nelson in United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, alleging that Stace Nelson violated his civil rights and the 14th Amendment, as well as his First Amendment right of free speech and right to petition the government for a redress of grievances by blocking him on his public Facebook page.