Blaine Nessel

Blaine Nessel was born on June 25, 1948 in New Cordell, Oklahoma. His father was Edison Nessel and his mother was Ilene Nessel. He is currently a candidate for Dixie Region District 1 for the 2000 elections. He is also currently a member of the RNC Board.

Early life and career
Once he graduated from Cordell High School in 1966, Nessel would go on to get a degree in political science from Oklahoma State University in 1970 after studying there for 4 years. Two years after his graduation in 1972, Nessel announced he would run for city council in New Cordell as a Republican. Once he became a city councilor, he proposed bills that balanced the city budget through reducing taxes and increasing spending on city-wide programs such as infrastructure and education. He won a second term to city council in 1976.

He declined to run for a third term for city council in 1980, instead deciding to run for state representative. He was able to win by touting himself as a conservative Republican, as well as touting his work in New Cordell, despite the environment favoring Democrats at the time. Once he became a state representative, he worked with Democrats to push a conservative agenda and to balance the budget. He won re-election to state representative in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1990.

In 1992, he declined to run for a seventh term in the state representative, instead deciding to run for state senate. He was able to win by again touting himself as a conservative Republican, as well as touting his work in the lower house. Once he became a state senator, he continued to work with Democrats (albeit the number of conservative Democrats in the area was declining) to push a conservative agenda and balance the budget. He won a second term to the state senate in 1996.

2000 Dixie Region District 1 Campaign
In January of 1999, he declined to run for a third term for state senate, instead deciding to run for the U.S. House of Representatives for Dixie Region District 1. He currently has no opponents (primary and general) in his race.