LittleSis: Curtis Carlson Nelson

Nelson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2011 seeking to reorganize his finances. But that proved hopeless and the bankruptcy was converted into a Chapter 7 liquidation proceeding in August 2011. The picture that emerges from Nelson's bankruptcy proceedings is that of a man with no job, no foreseeable source of meaningful income, and one who is cut off from a family fortune that was created through the stunning business successes of the late Curt Carlson -- Nelson's namesake -- and that of his mother, Marilyn Carlson Nelson. Nelson's slide became public in 2007 when he sued his mother and Carlson Companies after he was passed over for promotion and eventually left the company. His most recent failed business venture was an automotive marketing company called Visible Customer Holdings. It collapsed in 2010. According to a 2009 personal financial statement provided for one of his now-defaulted loans, Nelson listed a personal net worth of $29.4 million. His most recent financial statement in the court file, dated June 2011, shows Nelson holding a cash balance of $119.80. His Wayzata home, once valued at $6.9 million, is now in foreclosure.

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Robert A Kierlin	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Jim Knoblach, Freedom First PAC
Karen Hubbard	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC
John E Wren	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC
J Steven Hart	Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, John P. Kline, Jr., Mel Martinez, John McCain, Rod Grams, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Volunteer PAC
Jeannine M Rivet	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC, Jack Ryan, Freedom First PAC
Robert Mazer	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Rod Grams, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Volunteer PAC, Jack Ryan
Terry J Kohler	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, Rod Grams, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom First PAC
Bruce B Dayton	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Volunteer PAC, Coleman Leadership Committee, Jim Knoblach
Peter M Flanigan	Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Jack Ryan, Freedom First PAC
Glen D Nelson	Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC, Freedom First PAC
Stanley Tate	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Northstar Leadership PAC
William F Austin	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Coleman Leadership Committee, Northstar Leadership PAC, Jack Ryan, Freedom First PAC
Bradbury H Anderson	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC, Jack Ryan, Freedom First PAC
Whitney MacMillan	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Northstar Leadership PAC, Freedom First PAC
Dana K Anderson	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Volunteer PAC, Jack Ryan
John W Childs	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Volunteer PAC, Jack Ryan
Thomas E McInerney	Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Volunteer PAC
James Bissonett	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Coleman Leadership Committee, Freedom First PAC
Bryce L Harlow	Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Rod Grams, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Volunteer PAC
Ronald O Baukol	Michele Bachmann, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, John P. Kline, Jr., John McCain, Mark Kennedy, Rod Grams, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom First PAC

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