Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 57th House district in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Early life Nelson served as a Marine and a faculty member at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He owned a family beef farm and is married with six children. Prior to 2015, Nelson was registered as an Independent, but he changed his political affiliation to Republican that year. He won a full term in November 2016 with sixty-five percent of the vote over opponent Linda Iezzi.

In November 2018, Nelson was elected to a second term, receiving sixty-two percent of the vote over his opponent Collin Warren. The bill was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf.

After the 2020 presidential election, Nelson was one of twenty-six Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for withdrawing certification of presidential electors, despite there being no conclusive evidence of fraud, and despite Joe Biden winning Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes. This also occurred after federal appeals brought by the Trump campaign were dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Committee assignments

Consumer Affairs Insurance Labor & Industry, Subcommittee on Workers Compensation and Worker Protection - chair State Government