Editing Bill Nelson (section)

=== Florida Legislature ===
[[File:Bill Nelson in 1972.jpg|thumb|160px|Nelson in 1972 as a Florida State Representative]]
In 1972, Nelson was elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives]] as the member from the 47th district, representing much of [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] and portions of [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] and [[Seminole County, Florida|Seminole County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Search/HistoricalJournal/HistoricalJournal.aspx |title=Florida House of Representatives - Historic Journals|website=www.myfloridahouse.gov|access-date=June 19, 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001312/http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Search/HistoricalJournal/HistoricalJournal.aspx|archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref> He won reelection in 1974 and 1976.<ref name=wapobio>[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/n000032/ "Bill Nelson"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114003309/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/N000032/ |date=January 14, 2010}}. Washington Post:U.S. Congress Votes Database. Retrieved December 16, 2009.</ref>