Rick Nelson (Napoleon's World)

Richard John "Rick" Nelson (born September 8, 1949) is a United States Representative best known for serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. A Democrat from Washington, Nelson has served the 2nd District (Spokane-Couer d'Alene region) since 1991, winning in the landslide Democratic year. He was reelected to an eleventh consecutive term in 2010 with 53.2% of the vote. He currently is the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.