Thomas Nelson is the Outagamie County Executive (Appleton-Fox Valley, Wisconsin) and former majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He has written for or has been covered by numerous national publications including, Washington Post, New York Times, The Nation, Politico, NBC News, Chronicle of Higher Education, NPR, The Progressive and American Prospect. Thomas writes on various historical topics; his current project, a long arc narrative of the Green Bay Packers, is due out in 2026. He is a graduate of Carleton College and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.