| Kim Nelson | |
| State Senate: | Kentucky |
| District: | 6th |
| Term Start: | June 6, 1989 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1999 |
| Predecessor: | William T. Brinkley |
| Successor: | Dick Adams |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1948 |
| Party: | Democratic |
Kim L. Nelson (born February 19, 1948) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1989 to 1999. Nelson was first elected in a May 1989 special election following the death of incumbent senator William T. Brinkley.[1] He was defeated for renomination in 1998 by Dick Adams.[2]