Curtis Olafson
Curtis Olafson (Republican Party) was a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2006. He left office in 2012.
Olafson (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Curtis Olafson earned a bachelor's degree at North Dakota State University. His professional experience includes farming, ranching, and earthmoving construction. Olafson has been involved with a number of organizations, including the Icelandic Communities Association, the Logberg Heimskringla Icelandic Newspaper, the Logberg Heimskringla United States of America, the Mountain Community Center Capital Campaign Committee, and the Thingvalla Cemetery Association.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Olafson served on these committees:
- Judiciary Vice chair
- Political Subdivisions
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Olafson served on these committees:
Issues
Scorecards
2012 Walsh County Pro Life survey
A controversy ensued after Walsh County Pro Life changed Olafson's answers to its 2012 political survey. The group reversed several of Olafson's pro-life responses, arguing that his answers contradicted his voting record. The group noted the changes on the survey, but Olafson disputes their interpretation of his record. Olafson stated, "I have voted for every reasonable piece of pro-life legislation that has come before me and will continue to do so in the future."[1]
Elections
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 10
Ryan Braunberger defeated Curtis Olafson in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Braunberger (D)  | 50.7 | 1,575 |
 | Curtis Olafson (R) | 49.1 | 1,526 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,105 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 10
Ryan Braunberger advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 10 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Braunberger | 100.0 | 480 |
| Total votes: 480 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 10
Curtis Olafson advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 10 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curtis Olafson | 99.4 | 466 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 469 | |||
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2012
Olafson ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 10. Olafson was defeated by former District 16 incumbent Joe Miller in the Republican primary on June 12. Daryl Passa ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Miller |
59.8% | 2,002 |
| Curtis Olafson Incumbent | 40.2% | 1,345 |
| Total Votes | 3,347 | |
2008
| Sen Curtis Olafson discusses his support of the National Debt Relief Amendment |
On November 4, 2008, Olafson was re-elected to the 10th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Paul Bonaime (D).[5] Olafson raised $8,851 for his campaign, while Bonaime raised $18,200.[6]
| North Dakota Senate, District 10 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Curtis Olafson (R)
|
3,235 | |||
| Paul Bonaime (D) | 2,241 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Curtis Olafson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[7] Olafson received a score of 81.82% on policy legislation and voted against 9.94% of state spending. On policy, Olafson was ranked 10th and on spending was ranked 7th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[8]
Personal
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Curtis Olafson is married to Bjork Eiriksdottir and has five children, three of which are step-children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pharmacy Flash, "Pro-life group changes survey answers of N.D. legislators," June 1, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota VOICES - Secretary of State, "Official Results, Primary Election - June 12, 2012," accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 Primary election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2008," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
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North Dakota State Senate District 10 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by John Grabinger |
