Full Name:
Merrill F. Nelson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karen; 5 Children
Birth Date:
07/16/1955
Birth Place:
Tooele, UT
Home City:
Grantsville, UT
Religion:
Latter Day Saints
JD, Brigham Young University Law School, 1982
BS, Agricultural Economics, Brigham Young University, 1979
Representative, Utah State House of Representatives, District 68, 2013-2023
Representative, Utah House of Representatives, District 68, 1991-1992
Former Member, Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Operations Interim Committee, Utah House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Transportation Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Political Subdivisions Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee, Utah State House of Representatives
Former Member, Utah Supreme Court, Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedure, 1986-1987
Lawyer, Kirton McConkie, 1983-present
Author
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedure, 1987-1993
Utah Supreme Court Clerk, Justice Daniel Stewart, 1982-1983
Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, present
Chair, Grantsville Old Folks Sociable, present
Member, Utah Farm Bureau, present
Coach, Babe Ruth Baseball
Committee Chair, Boy Scouts of America
Chair, Grantsville Old Folks Sociable
Bishop, Latter-day Saints
Member, Project Guatemala Agricultural Program
Member, Utah Bar Association
Member, Utah State Bar Association
Board Member, Fair Boundaries Coalition, 2011
Number of Grandchildren:
5 Grandchildren