Rick Olson

Rick Olson
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 31st district 68th (2005–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2005
Preceded by	John Connors
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 64–65) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democrat
Spouse(s)	Brenda
Children	Three children
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Alma mater	Drake University
Profession	Attorney
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Rick L. Olson (born 1951)^[1] is the Iowa State Representative from the 31st District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2005. Olson was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Grandview College and received his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from Drake University.

As of January 2013, Olson serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Judiciary, Public Safety, and Transportation committees. He also serves as a member of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 ^[2] District 68	Democratic	Rick L. Olson	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 ^[3] District 68	Democratic hold	Rick L. Olson	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[4] District 68	Democratic	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 ^[5] District 68 Turnout: 13,705	Democratic hold	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	8,671	63.27%
	Democratic hold	Larry Voorhees	Republican	4,267	31.13%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[6] District 68	Democratic	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[7] District 68 Turnout: 9,553	Democratic hold	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	5,747	60.16%
	Democratic hold	Dave Dicks	Republican	3,309	34.64%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[8] District 31	Democratic	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[9] District 31	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Rick L. Olson*	Democratic	unopposed

References

↑ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=776
↑ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 42. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 209. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 109. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 121. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 77. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rick Olson.

Representative Rick Olson official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by John Connors	68th District 2005–2013	Succeeded by Daniel Lundby
Preceded by Lee Hein	31st District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

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