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Jon Nelson

Republican · South Dakota · 2026

Running for South Dakota House District 8, South Dakota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Focuses on agriculture and rural South Dakota communities as district priorities.
Biography

Jon Nelson is a farmer and cattle feeder from Lake Preston who has farmed and ranched for more than 40 years, per Nelson's campaign site. Nelson served 12 years on the Lake Preston School Board, including as board chair, and serves as a district director for the South Dakota Soybean Association, per the campaign site.

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