Steven Nielson (born September 4, 1979) is an American statesman, small government political activist, Libertarian Party officer, astronautical engineer, artist, and children's author.Nielson was the 2016 Libertarian Candidate for Washington State Public Lands Commissioner, was the 2014 Libertarian candidate for Washington State Representative District 2 Position 2 of the Washington House of Representatives, and the first Libertarian candidate to survive a contested primary challenge since Washington's 2004 adoption of the top-two primary.