Gary A. Nelson (born April 11, 1936) is an American former politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate as a Republican from the 21st District.[1][2][3]

Gary A. Nelson
Nelson in 1973
Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 1981 – January 10, 1983
Preceded byDick King
Succeeded byDenny Heck
Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1985
Preceded byWayne Ehlers
Succeeded bySim Wilson
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 12, 1987 – November 23, 1994
Preceded byMike McManus
Succeeded byJeannette Wood
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 12, 1987
Preceded byBill Kiskaddon
Succeeded byJohn Beck
Chair of the Snohomish County Council
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 1, 2006
Preceded byJohn Koster
Succeeded byKirke Sievers
In office
January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2004
Succeeded byJohn Koster
Member of the Snohomish County Council
from the 3rd district
In office
November 9, 1994 – January 1, 2008
Preceded byAl Schweppe
Succeeded byMike Cooper
Personal details
Born (1936-04-11) April 11, 1936 (age 88)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

References

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  1. ^ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Washington State Yearbook". 1994.
  3. ^ "45th Session 1977-79, The Washington State Legislature Pictorial Directory" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.