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Scott J. Nelson

Scott J. Nelson

Republican · Iowa · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Dubuque County Attorney, Iowa

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Prosecuting violent crime and holding offenders accountable
  • Interdicting heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking
  • Addressing gaps in mental health treatment within the criminal justice system
Biography

Nelson has practiced criminal law for 35 years, in private practice since 2005 and previously with a Dubuque firm from 1991 to 2005, per his campaign site. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1977 to 1983 and later served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1986 to 1992, per his campaign site.

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