Jim Olsen
Jim Olsen (Republican Party) is a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 2. He assumed office on November 21, 2018. His current term ends on November 18, 2026.
Olsen (Republican Party) won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 2 outright in the Republican primary on June 18, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Olsen was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Olsen was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections & Ethics Committee (decommissioned), Chair
- Government Modernization and Efficiency Committee (decommissioned)
- States' Rights Committee (decommissioned)
2021-2022
Olsen was assigned to the following committees:
- Administrative Rules Committee
- Elections & Ethics Committee (decommissioned), Chair
- Judiciary - Civil Committee (decommissioned)
- State and Federal Redistricting Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Olsen was assigned to the following committees:
- Administrative Rules Committee
- House Public Safety Committee (decommissioned)
- House Judiciary Committee
Sponsored legislation
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
2024
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2024
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Jim Olsen won election outright against E.O. Smith in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Olsen | 58.2 | 1,936 |
| E.O. Smith | 41.8 | 1,388 | ||
| Total votes: 3,324 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Olsen in this election.
2022
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2022
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jim Olsen (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2020
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2020
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jim Olsen (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2
Jim Olsen defeated Tom Stites in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Olsen (R) | 52.8 | 5,178 |
| Tom Stites (D) | 47.2 | 4,620 | ||
| Total votes: 9,798 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2
Tom Stites advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2 on June 26, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2
Jim Olsen advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Olsen |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Jim Olsen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2024.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2023.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2022.
- Greater Oklahoma City Chamber — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- The Petroleum Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2021.
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to children's interests.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2020.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Research Institute for Economic Development — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oklahoma State Legislature in 2019.
- Sierra Club Oklahoma — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Oklahoma Constitution — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by John R. Bennett (R) |
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2 2018-Present |
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