Press Release from Friends of John Nelsen

Reynolds School Board Chair John Nelsen announced this week that he has entered the race for Oregon State Representative in House District 49. “I am running to make sure that our community receives the resources needed to ensure effective schools and nurturing, safe neighborhoods in which our kids and families can thrive.”

Nelsen, director of a youth education and employment program at Mt Hood Community College, is a longtime resident of the Rockwood neighborhood where he and his wife Victoria have raised their four children. “I love my community” Nelsen said, but added, “the Legislature must do more to address growing crime rates in our neighborhoods.”