Kurt Olson

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Kurt Olson
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Prior offices
Alaska House of Representatives District 30

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Long Beach, 1977

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Years of service

1967 - 1971

Kurt Olson (b. March 24, 1948) is a former Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 30 from 2005 to 2017.

Biography

Olson graduated from Cupertino High School in 1966. He obtained a B.A. from California State University Long Beach in 1977. Olson's professional experience includes working as an Alaska legislative aide, insurance broker for Commercial Lines and custom seafood processor in the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Industry. Olson served in the United States Air Force.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Olson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Olson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Olson served on these committees:[2]

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Olson served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Kurt Olson (R) did not seek re-election.

Gary A. Knopp defeated Shauna Thornton, Daniel Lynch and J.R. Myers in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 general election.[3][4]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary A. Knopp 65.51% 5,346
     Democratic Shauna Thornton 22.89% 1,868
     Independent Daniel Lynch 5.80% 473
     Constitution J.R. Myers 5.80% 473
Total Votes 8,160
Source: Alaska Secretary of State


Shauna Thornton ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shauna Thornton  (unopposed)


Gary A. Knopp defeated Keith D. Baxter, Rick R. Koch and Kelly J. Wolf in the Alaska House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.[5][6]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary A. Knopp 43.14% 887
     Republican Keith D. Baxter 15.22% 313
     Republican Rick R. Koch 28.26% 581
     Republican Kelly J. Wolf 13.38% 275
Total Votes 2,056

2014

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Shauna L. Thornton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 29 incumbent Kurt E. Olson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Olson defeated Thornton in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKurt E. Olson Incumbent 73.1% 5,285
     Democratic Shauna L. Thornton 26.9% 1,940
Total Votes 7,225

2012

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

Olson ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 29. He defeated Gary Knopp in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12] Olson won re-election in the general election.[13]

Alaska House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKurt E. Olson Incumbent 96.6% 6,260
     Write-in Write-in 3.4% 217
Total Votes 6,477
Alaska House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKurt Olson Incumbent 56.1% 1,679
Gary Knopp 43.9% 1,314
Total Votes 2,993

2010

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2010

Olson won re-election to the 33rd District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the August 24 primary.[14] He defeated Richard Waisanen in the November 2 general election.[15]

Alaska House of Representatives District 33 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kurt Olson (R) 4,995
Richard Waisanen (D) 1,525

2008

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Olson was re-elected to the Alaska House of Representatives District 33. Olson (R) finished with 5,461 votes and was followed by Richard Waisanen (D) with 1,633 votes and Kelly Wolf (I) with 1,013 votes.[16]

Alaska House of Representatives District 33
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kurt Olson (R) 5,461
Richard Waisanen (D) 1,633
Kelly Wolf (I) 1,013

Campaign finance summary


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Kurt Olson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Alaska State House, District 30Won $40,860 N/A**
2012Alaska State House, District 29Won $40,225 N/A**
2010Alaska State House, District 33Won $26,070 N/A**
2008Alaska State House, District 33Won $42,820 N/A**
2006Alaska State House, District 33Won $66,566 N/A**
2004Alaska State House, District 33Won $51,449 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2016

In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.

Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."[17]
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

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Olson and his wife, Barbara, have two children.

Olson is a member of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Kenai Rotary, Kenai Wild Salmon Brand Board, Peninsula Winter Games Board, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Board, Soldotna Rotary and Spenard Rotary.[18]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. The Alaska House Majority, "Representative Kurt Olson," accessed May 5, 2015
  2. Alaska House of Representatives, "House Majority Members" accessed September 18, 2012 (dead link)
  3. State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
  4. Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
  7. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
  8. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
  9. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  10. Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
  11. Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
  12. Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
  13. Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
  14. Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 12, 2014
  15. Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
  16. Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed July 2, 2015
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About ABRC," accessed September 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "abrc" defined multiple times with different content
  18. Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 12, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Seaton (R)
Alaska House of Representatives District 30
2015–2017
Succeeded by
Gary A. Knopp (R)
Preceded by
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Alaska House of Representatives District 29
2013–2015
Succeeded by
Mike Chenault (R)
Preceded by
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Alaska House of Representatives District 33
2005–2013
Succeeded by
Peggy Wilson (R)


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