David Nelson

Candidate for City Council Member, Roseville, District 2

David Nelson has lived in Roseville for more than 25 years, raising his three children in the community as a full-time single father. He brings more than 20 years of public-service experience in economic development at the state and local level. His campaign site credits him with work on Assembly Bill 2019, which codified the state's 25% small-business procurement goal, and says he helped restore $13 million in state funding for small-business support in 2024. He previously served as a Roseville Transportation Commissioner from 2013 to 2017, where he created the "Game Day Express" transit initiative, and he serves on the board of the Roseville City School District Foundation.

Nelson's campaign describes him as endorsed by public-safety organizations and emphasizes safe neighborhoods. He advocates policies to help small businesses "grow, hire, and thrive," pointing to his record authoring a state small-business procurement mandate and restoring small-business funding. He also cites his board membership with the Roseville City School District Foundation and commitment to "strong schools," and highlights his prior work as a city Transportation Commissioner creating a game-day transit shuttle, along with a broader focus on responsive, accountable city services.

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