Dennis Nielsen
Born in Shelby, Iowa on February 5, 1947,[2] he lived in the small town of Middlesex, North Carolina since retiring from the Air National Guard in 2002.[3][4] On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 made an emergency crash-landing in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 112 people on board, 44 minutes after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, which led to the loss of many flight controls.He was one of 285 airmen of the Air National Guard who was on duty at Sioux Gateway Airport when the crash occurred, and he was well known for carrying Spencer Bailey, a baby on board the flight, to safety.B. Swindell;[4] in 2006, he ran unsuccessfully in the primary for state House of Representatives; and in the 2008 primary elections, he attempted to become the Democratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina, opposing the sitting Lieutenant Governor, Beverly Perdue and the State Treasurer, Richard H. Moore.In his 2008 campaign, Nielsen advocated the elimination of property tax for those over 65 years of age with an annual adjusted gross income of less than $40,000;[6] he wanted to give tax credits to parents who home-schooled or sent their children to private schools;[7] he proposed the creation of citizen groups that inspected state government activities on behalf of the governor;[8] he wanted much more liberal gun laws in North Carolina;[9] he wanted to remove vehicle inspections in North Carolina;[10] and he promised to prosecute any employer who hired illegal immigrants, didn't submit income taxes and social security from their employees, and possibly also those who didn't pay their employees minimum wage.