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Kameron Nelson is an American politician who has been a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing district 10, covering a portion of Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, since January 10, 2023.^[1] He has also served a minority whip.^[2] He is the first openly gay man to serve in the South Dakota legislature. He is a member of the Democratic Party.^[3]^[4] He worked for several years in philanthropy and in 2024 became CEO of Lost&Found, a suicide prevention nonprofit.

Nelson grew up in Rapid City and earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies and theater at South Dakota State University. After working for several years in theater production he launched a career in philanthropy. After a stint at the Black Hills Works Foundation, he was director of major gifts for the LifeScape Foundation, which provides resources for children and adults with disabilities and complex medical care, for five years. In August 2024, he was named CEO of Lost&Found, a regional nonprofit devoted to suicide prevention and follow-up programs for youth and young adults, effective October 1.^[5] He lives in Sioux Falls.^[4]^[6] He heads the board of the South Dakota Transformation Project, which provides services and education related to transgender.^[7]

Nelson ran for reelection in November 2024 and ran unopposed in the June 2024 primary but lost the general election.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Kameron Nelson at Ballotpedia
^ "Representative Kameron Nelson – 2023". sdlegislature.gov. State of South Dakota. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ Ring, Trudy (November 9, 2022). "South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson". The Advocate. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Matzen, Morgan (November 9, 2022). "Kameron Nelson is first openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ Marttila-Losure, Heidi (August 26, 2024). "Kameron Nelson will be Lost&Found's new CEO". Resilient Today. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Meet Kameron". Kameron Nelson. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "About Us". South Dakota Transformation Project. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

Additional sources

"First openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Keloland (Interview). Interviewed by Jazmine Jackson.
Hult, John (May 20, 2023). "LGBTQ+ candidate recruitment event draws dozens to downtown Sioux Falls". South Dakota Searchlight.
Nelson, Kameron (April 23, 2023). "Matters of the State: Education standards; Rep. Kameron Nelson discusses first term". Dakota News Now (Interview). Interviewed by Austin Goss.
"Navigating Mental Health: How Lost&Found Supports Suicide Loss Survivors". Sioux Empire United Way.

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[bp-1] Kameron Nelson at Ballotpedia

[2] "Representative Kameron Nelson – 2023". sdlegislature.gov. State of South Dakota. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[3] Ring, Trudy (November 9, 2022). "South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson". The Advocate. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[matzen-4] Matzen, Morgan (November 9, 2022). "Kameron Nelson is first openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[5] Marttila-Losure, Heidi (August 26, 2024). "Kameron Nelson will be Lost&Found's new CEO". Resilient Today. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[6] "Meet Kameron". Kameron Nelson. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[7] "About Us". South Dakota Transformation Project. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

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-'''Kameron Nelson''' is an American politician who, as of 2023, is a member of the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] representing district 10, covering a portion of [[Minnehaha County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Representative  Kameron Nelson –  2023 |url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4467/Detail |website=sdlegislature.gov |publisher=[[State of South Dakota]] |access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref> Upon his election in 2022, Nelson – a member of the [[South Dakota Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] – became the first openly gay, male member of the South Dakota legislature.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ring |first1=Trudy |title=South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/south-dakota-elects-first-gay-male-legislator-kameron-nelson |access-date=September 1, 2023 |work=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]] |date=November 9, 202}}</ref>
+'''Kameron Nelson''' is an American politician who has been a member of the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] representing [[South Dakota's 10th legislative district|district 10]], covering a portion of [[Sioux Falls]] in [[Minnehaha County]], since January 10, 2023.<ref name=bp>{{Ballotpedia|Kameron_Nelson|Kameron Nelson}}</ref> He has also served a minority whip.<ref>{{cite web |title=Representative Kameron Nelson – 2023 |url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4467/Detail |website=sdlegislature.gov |publisher=[[State of South Dakota]] |access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref> He is the first openly gay man to serve in the South Dakota legislature. He is a member of the [[South Dakota Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ring |first1=Trudy |title=South Dakota Elects First Gay Male Legislator, Kameron Nelson |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/09/south-dakota-elects-first-gay-male-legislator-kameron-nelson |access-date=September 1, 2023 |work=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]] |date=November 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name=matzen>{{cite news | access-date = August 24, 2024 | newspaper = Sioux Falls Argus Leader | date = November 9, 2022 | title = Kameron Nelson is first openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature | url = https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/09/kameron-nelson-first-openly-gay-house-representative-elected-south-dakota-2022/69634109007/ | first = Morgan | last = Matzen}}</ref> He worked for several years in philanthropy and in 2024 became CEO of Lost&Found, a suicide prevention nonprofit.
+Nelson grew up in [[Rapid City]] and earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies and theater at [[South Dakota State University]]. After working for several years in theater production he launched a career in philanthropy. After a stint at the Black Hills Works Foundation, he was director of major gifts for the LifeScape Foundation, which provides resources for children and adults with disabilities and complex medical care, for five years. In August 2024, he was named CEO of Lost&Found, a regional nonprofit devoted to suicide prevention and follow-up programs for youth and young adults, effective October 1.<ref>{{cite web | website= Resilient Today | access-date = August 29, 2024 | url = https://resilienttoday.org/kameron-nelson-will-be-lostfounds-new-ceo/ | title = Kameron Nelson will be Lost&Found’s new CEO | first = Heidi | last = Marttila-Losure | date = August 26, 2024 }}</ref> He lives in [[Sioux Falls]].<ref name=matzen/><ref>{{cite web | access-date = August 24, 2024 | url = https://www.kameronnelson.com/meetkameron | title = Meet Kameron | website = Kameron Nelson}}</ref> He heads the board of the South Dakota Transformation Project, which provides services and education related to transgender.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.transformationprojectsd.org/about | access-date = August 24, 2024 | title = About Us | website = South Dakota Transformation Project }}</ref>
+Nelson ran for reelection in November 2024 and ran unopposed in the June 2024 primary but lost the general election.<ref name=bp/>
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+* {{cite interview | url = https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/first-openly-gay-man-elected-to-south-dakota-legislature/amp/ | title = First openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature | interviewer = Jazmine Jackson | website = Keloland }}
+* {{cite news | url = https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2023/05/20/lgbtq-candidate-recruitment-event-draws-dozens-to-downtown-sioux-falls/ | date = May 20, 2023 | title = LGBTQ+ candidate recruitment event draws dozens to downtown Sioux Falls | first = John | last = Hult | work = South Dakota Searchlight }}
+* {{cite interview | url = https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/04/23/matters-state-education-standards-rep-kameron-nelson-discusses-first-term/ | work = Dakota News Now | date = April 23, 2023 | title =Matters of the State: Education standards; Rep. Kameron Nelson discusses first term | first = Kameron | last = Nelson | interviewer = Austin Goss }}
+* {{cite news | url = https://www.seuw.org/blog/navigating-mental-health-how-lostfound-supports-suicide-loss-survivors | title = Navigating Mental Health: How Lost&Found Supports Suicide Loss Survivors| website = Sioux Empire United Way }}
+==External links==
+* {{Official site | url = https://www.kameronnelson.com/ }}
+* {{Linkedin | id= kameronnelson | name= Kameron Nelson }}
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+[[Category:Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives]]
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v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R) 18. ▌Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌Steve Duffy (R) ⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R) 33. ▌Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R) 35. ▌Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)
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