District 33

District 33 Candidates

House 33: Jeff Nelsen, Paula Long Fox
Senate 33: Dennis Finch

Rapid City Weekly News:
- Four Run for District 33 State House Seats
- Schmidt and Finch go head to head for District 33 Senate seat
Rapid City Journal: Candidates talk values in District 33 races

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Jeff Nelsen for House

Jeff has spent most of his life in South Dakota, and he's lived in several parts of the State. He graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1968, and worked in several industries before moving to Rapid City in 1973 to build houses. He also sold cars for several years at Brekhus Honda, and raced weekly at the Black Hills Speedway for much of he '70s and '80s, first in 6-cylinder modifieds and then in sprint cards.

Jeff returned to school in 1988 at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where he was involved in campus activities, and although he was 15 years older than most of this classmates (a "non-traditional student") he was elected president of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1991.

Jeff and his wife Karen moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul after graduation, where they both worked in enginnering. Jeff spent most of his career there building material-handling systems (conveyors, loaders, etc.) and he managed large manufacturing projects, including budget, personnel, manufacturing, layout, and installation. He and Karen missed South Dakota, though, and they moved back to Rapid City in late 2002. Jeff currently works at Dakota Craft, Inc. designing roof and floor systems for residential and commericial buildings.

Jeff has two grown children and two granddaughters.

Jeff feels strongly in the solid Democratic values, supporting education, healthcare and a living wage.

Nelsen for the House
Vicki Fisher, Treasurer
1800 Kings Road, Rapid City, SD 57702
email - jeff_n@rushmore.com

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Paula Long Fox for House

Paula is a school counselor and teacher, and will use her training and experience in listening and arbitration to bring opposing sides to common agreements. Paul says, "Together, we can solve problems for all people."




That's Paula on the left, smiling with Rep. Herseth's staffer Lesley Kandaras

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Dennis Finch for Senate

Dennis is an attorney, a small business owner, and former Secretary of Labor. He hwas bben married for 35 years. He advocates civil debate on education funding, economic developemment, and health care, and believes in less government interference in our lives.




Dennis (left) discusses what can be accomplished in Pierre next year with State Senate candidate Tom Katus.


Visit Dennis's website at http://finchforsenate.com