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Napoleon J. Nelson
State Representative, District 154, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 154 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 154 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 154 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 2026-03-08 | 1 real estate, 1 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality · paper |
2024 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-05-01 | 7 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 gifts, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality |
2023 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 2024-02-13 | 1 income sources · paper |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: 1420 New York Avenue NW, 20005. 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: 1420 New York Avenue NW, 20005
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 Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of gifts, worth $888.46
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2024: National Black Caucus of State Legislators ($888.46). 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
Gifts: National Black Caucus of State Legislators $888.46
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 Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $888.46
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2024: National Black Caucus of State Legislators ($888.46). 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: National Black Caucus of State Legislators $888.46
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 Napoleon J. Nelson: $7,237 in 17 items from 3 principals (5 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 |
|---|
TechNet
$4,625 in all | Rideshare · gift · 2025-11-14 | $4 |
| TechNet State Policy Conference - Lodging at Waldorf Astoria Orlando · gift · 2025-11-14 | $853 |
| SPC Breakfast · gift · 2025-11-13 | $152 |
| SPC Lunch · gift · 2025-11-13 | $173 |
| SPC Reception · gift · 2025-11-13 | $495 |
| Dinner at Paddlefish · gift · 2025-11-13 | $104 |
| Flight · gift · 2025-11-13 | $766 |
| SPC Reception · gift · 2025-11-12 | $270 |
| Additional expenses · gift · 2025-10-07 | $37 |
| Additional expenses · gift · 2025-03-25 | $47 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-11-10 | $1,160 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-11-09 | $244 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-11-08 | $115 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-06-13 | $108 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-06-06 | $97 |
PECO ENERGY COMPANY
$2,500 in all | Contribution to non-profit Legislative Black Caucus for Homecoming event · gift · 2025-10-29 | $2,500 |
Pfizer Inc.
$112 in all | Dinner · gift · 2026-06-18 | $112 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 154
$91,213raised, 183 itemized contributions
$67from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
18%73%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $67 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $100,162
Largest payees: HURST MANAGEMENT $17,500 Other (described) · HURST MANAGEMENT LLC $12,500 Other (described) · PA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $11,440 Other (described) · HURST MANAGEMENT, LLC $10,000 Other (described) · DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 154 $6,000 Other (described) · CHAVOUS CONSULTING, INC $6,000 Other (described) · CHAVOUS CONSULTING $6,000 Other (described) · NGP VAN $3,339 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 |
|---|
PSEA PACE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,500 |
LAWPAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $4,000 |
ERIE INSURANCE PAC
Erie | Political committee | $3,500 |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $3,500 |
SHEET METAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 19 PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
IUPAT DC21 POLITICAL ACTION FUND
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
LOCAL 32BJ PA AMERICAN DREAM
New York | Political committee | $2,500 |
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,500 |
1776 PAC
Plymouth Meeting | Political committee | $1,750 |
BRAVO PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
PA BANKERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
APSCUF CAP-PA
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
LOCAL 66 PAC CLUB
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $1,000 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF NAPOLEON NELSON (20190402), NAPOLEON NELSON (2024C0569), NAPOLEON NELSON (2026C1092). 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 |
|---|
PSEA PACE
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,500 | 64 | |
LAWPAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $4,000 | 86 | |
ERIE INSURANCE PAC
Group or PAC · Erie | $3,500 | 35 | |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $3,500 | 157 | |
PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,500 | 45 | |
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 4 | |
IUPAT DC21 Political Action Fund
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 17 | |
Local 32BJ PA American Dream
Group or PAC · New York | $2,500 | 6 | |
1776 PAC
Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | $1,750 | 49 | |
BRAVO PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 66 | |
PA OPTOMETRIC PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 102 | |
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 111 | |
APSCUF/CAP-PA
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 40 | |
WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 76 | |
Local 66 PAC Club
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $1,000 | 26 | |