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Justin Olson
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Arizona House of Representatives District 10
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 25

Arizona Corporation Commission

Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University

Contact

Justin Olson (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Olson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Olson earned his B.S. from Arizona State University. His professional experience includes working as a congressional aid for Congressman Trent Franks (R) and as a senior research analyst for the Arizona Tax Research Association.

Political career

Arizona House of Representatives (2025-present)

Olson was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives on November 5, 2024. He was sworn into office on January 13, 2025.

Arizona Corporation Commission (2017 - 2023)

Olson was appointed to fill the remainder of former commissioner Doug Little's unexpired term by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on October 17, 2017.[1]

Arizona House of Representatives (2011-2017)

Olson was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2014.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)

Justin Olson and Ralph Heap defeated Helen Hunter and Stephanie Simmons in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson (R)
 
31.0
 
65,454
Image of Ralph Heap
Ralph Heap (R)
 
30.2
 
63,695
Image of Helen Hunter
Helen Hunter (D)
 
19.4
 
40,958
Image of Stephanie Simmons
Stephanie Simmons (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
40,926

Total votes: 211,033
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)

Helen Hunter and Stephanie Simmons advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Helen Hunter
Helen Hunter
 
96.0
 
13,477
Image of Stephanie Simmons
Stephanie Simmons (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
4.0
 
555

Total votes: 14,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)

Justin Olson and Ralph Heap defeated Matt Greer in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 10 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
 
38.5
 
17,746
Image of Ralph Heap
Ralph Heap
 
35.4
 
16,335
Image of Matt Greer
Matt Greer Candidate Connection
 
26.1
 
12,016

Total votes: 46,097
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Olson in this election.

Pledges

Olson signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly (D)
 
51.4
 
1,322,027
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters (R)
 
46.5
 
1,196,308
Image of Marc Victor
Marc Victor (L) (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
53,762
Lester Ralph Maul Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
95
Christopher Bullock (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
27
Ty McLean Jr. (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
21
Image of Roxanne Rodriguez
Roxanne Rodriguez (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
20
Sherrise Bordes (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17
Image of William Taylor
William Taylor (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8
Image of Todd Smeltzer
Todd Smeltzer (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6
Image of Edward Davida
Edward Davida (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 2,572,294
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Incumbent Mark Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
 
100.0
 
589,400

Total votes: 589,400
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters
 
40.2
 
327,198
Image of Jim Lamon
Jim Lamon
 
28.1
 
228,467
Image of Mark Brnovich
Mark Brnovich
 
17.7
 
144,092
Image of Michael McGuire
Michael McGuire Candidate Connection
 
8.7
 
71,100
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
 
5.2
 
41,985
Image of David Bozic
David Bozic (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
138
Image of Frank Bertone
Frank Bertone (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
88

Total votes: 813,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona

Marc Victor advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marc Victor
Marc Victor Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,065

Total votes: 3,065
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2016

The following issues were listed on Olson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

2018

See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2018

Neil DeSanti (R) ran as a write-in candidate.

General election

General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)

Sandra D. Kennedy and incumbent Justin Olson defeated Rodney Glassman and Kiana Sears in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sandra D. Kennedy
Sandra D. Kennedy (D)
 
25.7
 
1,076,800
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson (R)
 
25.2
 
1,053,862
Image of Rodney Glassman
Rodney Glassman (R)
 
25.1
 
1,049,394
Image of Kiana Sears
Kiana Sears (D)
 
24.0
 
1,006,654
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
232

Total votes: 4,186,942
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)

Sandra D. Kennedy and Kiana Sears defeated William Mundell in the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sandra D. Kennedy
Sandra D. Kennedy
 
45.1
 
351,561
Image of Kiana Sears
Kiana Sears
 
28.1
 
219,011
Image of William Mundell
William Mundell
 
26.8
 
208,941

Total votes: 779,513
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)

Incumbent Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman defeated James O'Connor, incumbent Tom Forese, and Eric Sloan in the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Olson
Justin Olson
 
25.2
 
240,825
Image of Rodney Glassman
Rodney Glassman
 
22.8
 
218,130
Image of James O'Connor
James O'Connor
 
21.6
 
206,929
Image of Tom Forese
Tom Forese
 
15.9
 
152,395
Eric Sloan
 
14.4
 
138,051

Total votes: 956,330
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[2][3][4]

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs 64.1% 205,184
     Democratic Talia Fuentes 35.9% 114,940
Total Votes 320,124
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Biggs 29.5% 25,240
Christine Jones 29.5% 25,224
Don Stapley 20.7% 17,745
Justin Olson 20.3% 17,386
Total Votes 85,595
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTalia Fuentes 64% 15,408
Kinsey Remaklus 36% 8,663
Total Votes 24,071
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. David Butler and Sheila Ogea were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Justin Olson and Russell Bowers defeated Haydee Dawson, Michelle Udall and Jerry Walker in the Republican primary. Olson and Bowers defeated Butler, Ogea, and Michael Kielsky (L) in the general election.[5][6][7][8]

Arizona House of Representatives District 25, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Olson Incumbent 34% 34,451
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRussell "Rusty" Bowers 32.8% 33,220
     Democratic David Butler 14.9% 15,145
     Democratic Sheila Ogea 14.7% 14,866
     Libertarian Michael Kielsky 3.6% 3,661
Total Votes 101,343


Arizona House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Olson Incumbent 33.7% 15,907
Green check mark transparent.pngRusty Bowers 27.9% 13,158
Michelle Udall 26.1% 12,332
Haydee Dawson 6.3% 2,978
Jerry Walker 6% 2,812
Total Votes 47,187

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Olson won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 25. He and incumbent Justin Pierce ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Pierce Incumbent 39.2% 50,017
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJustin D. Olson Incumbent 37.9% 48,335
     Democratic David Butler 22.9% 29,169
Total Votes 127,521

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Olson and incumbent Kirk Adams defeated Scott Perkinson in the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrat Kit Filbey in the November 2 general election.[11][12]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kirk Adams (R) 33,972
Green check mark transparent.png Justin Olson (R) 31,513
Kit Filbey (D) 19,866
Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Justin Olson (R) 10,783
Green check mark transparent.png Kirk Adams (R) 10,722
Scott Perkinson (R) 8,646

Endorsements

In 2010, Olson's endorsements included the following:

Trent Franks, U.S. Congressman (R-AZ) "Justin is the right choice. His conservative credentials are tried and true. Justin’s views are documented by an extensive record of public statements and published research. Justin will protect your tax dollars. He will be a voice for fiscal responsibility. He will support pro-growth policies that will strengthen our economy. The Democrats in Washington have launched a full-scale assault on the limited-government principles that have made our nation great. We must elect experienced conservatives like Justin to our state legislature to defend the state's rights and protect our freedoms."

Chuck Gray, State Senator "Justin is exceptionally well prepared to serve in the Legislature. Justin has spent years on the front lines defending the citizens of Arizona against government intrusion and excessive taxes. He is an expert on public finance and the state budget. With the state’s ongoing structural deficit as the major crisis of our day, legislators with Justin’s knowledge and experience are needed now more than ever! Please join me in voting for Justin on Election Day."

Rusty Bowers, Former State Legislator "Justin has my full support and confidence. Voters deserve a principled leader of his caliber. Justin is trustworthy, honest, and well-respected. He has the character and experience to make a real difference in state politics. Mesa will be well-served with Justin in the Legislature."

Russell Pearce, State Senator "I have worked with Justin at the Capitol and have admired his personal conviction for limited government, the rule of law and his love of this Republic. We need those that are vigilant in the defense of liberty, our Constitutional Republic and our Founding principles. I completely and without hesitation support Justin Olson. If you are a taxpayer and you want a friend at the capitol, vote for Justin"

Laurin Hendrix, State Representative

Sylvia Allen, State Senator

Linda Gray, State Senator

Judy Burges, State Representative

Janie Thom, Former Mesa City Councilwoman, CAWCD Board Member

Stan Turley, Former State Legislator

Pat Oldroyd, LD19 Republican Chair

Chuck Daggs, Former LD19 Republican Chairman

Deborrah Miller, LD19 Republican State Committeewoman

Dan Grimm, LD19 Republican 2nd Vice Chairman

Bill Whitehead, LD19 Republican 3rd Vice Chairman

Brandon Trichel, LD19 Republican 3rd Vice Chairman and State Committeeman

Shane Wikfors, Founder of www.sonoranalliance.com and LD19 Republican Precinct Committeeman

Jerry Walker Committee, Arizona House of Representatives]] of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board

Verna Nichols, LD19 Republican Precinct Committeeman

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Justin Olson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Justin Olson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

  • Pro-Life: Justin Olson is blessed to be the father of eight wonderful children and to have had the opportunity to bear witness to the wonder and joy that accompanies the birth of a child. He is committed to working towards a day when each and every unborn child is guaranteed the unalienable right to life.
  • Government Spending and the National Debt: Justin Olson is a principled economic conservative who will tirelessly fight to reduce government spending and stop the borrowing. Unlike most politicians, Justin’s commitment to smaller government and a balanced budget are more than just talk.
  • Immigration: Justin Olson is committed to real border security and strong enforcement of our immigration laws. He understands that when the politicians choose to turn a blind eye towards illegal immigration, the situation only gets worse.
  • Reforming Washington: Justin Olson is running for Congress because, like you, he understands that Washington is broken. Instead of fighting for the interests of their constituents, far too many politicians are more interested in cozying up to the lobbyists, unions, and big spending special interests that seek to control our government.
  • Taxes: Justin Olson is committed to lowering the burden that taxes place on our families and businesses.

[13]

—Justin Olson's campaign website, http://www.votejustinolson.com/record-of-success/

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:

Issues

Medicaid expansion lawsuit

See also: Can Arizona conservatives beat the clock to block Medicaid expansion from taking effect Jan. 1?

Justin Olson was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under provisions of the Affordable Care Act.[14] Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state .[15] In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contained a tax, and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violated state laws enforcing the separation of powers.[14] In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contained an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.[16]

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Campaign finance summary


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Justin Olson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arizona House of Representatives District 10Won general$70,712 $40,042
2022U.S. Senate ArizonaLost primary$323,230 $297,090
2014Arizona State House, District 25Won $46,905 N/A**
2012Arizona State House, District 25Won $31,817 N/A**
2010Arizona State House, District 19Won $24,375 N/A**
Grand total$497,038 $337,132
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Justin Olson endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[17]

Scorecards

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2016


2015


2014


2013

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Olson and his wife, Karyn, have eight children.[19]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named appt
  2. Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
  3. Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
  4. CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  5. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
  6. Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
  7. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  8. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
  9. Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
  10. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
  11. Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
  12. Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
  13. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Arizona Republic, "Goldwater Institute sues over Arizona Medicaid law," September 12, 2013
  15. Office of the Arizona Governor, "State of the State Address," January 14, 2013
  16. AZCentral, "Court rejects Arizona GOP lawmakers' Medicaid challenge," March 16, 2017
  17. Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
  18. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA
  19. Associated Press, "Arizona Rep. Justin Olson announces bid for US Congress," March 9, 2016


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