Fabian Nelson serves as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 66th District, affiliating with the Democratic Party, a position he has held since 2024. Fabian is the first openly LGBTQ lawmaker in Mississippi.
In 2024, Nelson was selected for the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as part of the Criminal Justice Reform cohort, a bipartisan coalition of Gen Z and millennial lawmakers interested in creating policies to improve the criminal justice system.
Fabian Nelson was born on July 17, 1985, in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He received an associate's degree in business from Holmes Community College and a bachelor's degree in biology from Jackson State University. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from American Public University.
Nelson became the first openly LGBTQ lawmaker in Mississippi when he was elected in August 2023. He lives in Byram with his son Octavius Nelson, whom he adopted.