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Eric R. Nelson
State Representative, District 57, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 57 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 57 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 57 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
State Representative for 57th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-24 | 2 income sources, 2 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
2025 statement (amendment)
State Representative of 57th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-24 | Nothing listed |
2024 statement
State Representative for the 57th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-22 | 2 creditors, 4 income sources, 2 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
2023 statement
STATE REPRESENATIVE HD 57, COMMONWEALTH OF PA | 2024-02-06 | 1 business interests · paper |
Findings
Worth a look Lobbying · the statement
Pennsylvania Family Council reported $699 in transportation, lodging or hospitality to them in 2025; the statement doesn't list it
Pennsylvania Family Council's lobbying expense reports name this official as receiving payment ($699, 2025-04-18). Principals name an official once their gifts reach $250 in a year, or hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3)), the same thresholds at which the official lists them (§ 1105(b)(6)–(7)). The statement for 2025 lists no gift or hospitality from them.
What to check- Whether the statement lists it under another name (a parent company, the lobbying firm, the charity it went to)
- Whether the report's recipient is this person (name and position as written)
- Whether an amended statement adds it
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Pennsylvania Family Council $699
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“identify, by name, position and each occurrence, a State official or employee who receives from a principal or lobbyist anything of value which must be included in the statement under section 1105(b)(6) or (7)”65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 2 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $2,039.84
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: American Legislative Exchange Council ($1,373.24); PHEAA ($666.60). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: American Legislative Exchange Council $1,373.24Travel, lodging & hospitality: PHEAA $666.60
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Amendments · the statement
An amended statement for 2025
The filer marked this statement as an amendment (blocks not named). Amendments correct or add to a statement already filed.
What to check- What changed from the original statement
Rule: An amended statement
How this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 2 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $3,589.50
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2024: ALEC ($2,635.52); IRPE ($953.98). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: ALEC $2,635.52Travel, lodging & hospitality: IRPE $953.98
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Reported by lobbying interests
What principals told the Department of State they gave Eric R. Nelson: $834 in 2 items from 2 principals (1 of them transportation, lodging or hospitality). A report names an official once a principal's gifts to them reach $250 in a year, or its hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05). Matched by name and office.
| Principal | What, when | Value |
|---|
Pennsylvania Family Council
$699 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-04-18 | $699 |
Pfizer Inc.
$135 in all | Meal · gift · 2024-10-22 | $135 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 57
$49,820raised, 149 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
38%43%16%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $67,325
Largest payees: FIRST NATIONAL BANK CREDIT CARD $23,321 Other (described) · AMERICAN EXPRESS $7,090 Other (described) · 4H - JR LIVESTOCK SHOW $5,825 Other (described) · ERIC NELSON $5,503 Other (described) · HRCC $3,500 Other (described) · HISPANIC REPUBLICAN COALITION OF PA $2,500 Other (described) · SOLUTIONIEST $1,714 Other (described) · VFW POST 33 $1,200 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
PENNSYLVANIA LABORERS DISTRICT PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $5,000 |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $3,000 |
REGOLA PAC
| Political committee | $1,000 |
PA ASS OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC
| Political committee | $1,000 |
PLUMBER AND PIPEFITTES LOCAL 354
Youngwood | Political committee | $1,000 |
ENBRIDGE(USA) INC PAC
Huston | Political committee | $1,000 |
MID-ATLANTIC LABORERS PAC
Reston | Political committee | $1,000 |
JUDSON L KROH
PRESIDENT · ROBENDALE · Pittsburgh | Person or other | $1,000 |
TIMOTHY W GRAY
IRWIN INTERIOR SYSTEMS · Greensburg | Person or other | $1,000 |
EDWARD J BILIK
OWNER · WESTERN PA GAS LEASE ASS. · Greensburg | Person or other | $1,000 |
CHARLES VOLPE
EXCALIBUR INSURANCE · Clarks Summit | Person or other | $1,000 |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC PAC
Bryn Mawr | Political committee | $900 |
SHANNON SMITH
DOCTOR · SMITH CHIROPRACTIC · Greensburg | Person or other | $800 |
LIVE! CASINO
Hanover | Political committee | $590 |
DT MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS PAC
Detroit | Political committee | $500 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF ERIC NELSON (20150361), ERIC NELSON (2024C0144), ERIC NELSON (2026C0057). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $3,000 | 157 | |
REGOLA PAC
Group or PAC · N. Huntingdon | $1,000 | 4 | |
TROOPERS ASSOCIATION PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 56 | |
MID ATLANTIC LABORERS PAC
Labor union · Reston | $1,000 | 2 | |
Judson Kroh
President, Robindale Energy Services · Pittsburgh | $1,000 | 18 | |
Charles Volpe
ATTORNEY, SELF EMPLOYED · Clarks Summit | $1,000 | 11 | |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PAC
Group or PAC · Bryn Mawr | $900 | 68 | |
DT MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC PAC
Group or PAC · Detroit | $500 | 8 | |
Enbridge (US), Inc., PAC
Group or PAC · Houston | $500 | 3 | |
LOCAL 66 PAC
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $500 | 2 | |
Frank Fuhrer
CEO, FUHRER WHOLESALE COMPANY · Pittsburgh | $500 | 4 | |
Michael Ward
SELF EMPLOYED, SELF EMPLOYED · Greensburg | $450 | 15 | |
PAR ID/A PAC
Group or PAC · Lemoyne | $400 | 6 | |
PA RESTAURANT & LODGING PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $400 | 19 | |
K&L GATES LLP
Business · Pittsburgh · registered lobbyist employer | $400 | 58 | |