Shawn Olson (Minnesota)

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Shawn Olson

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Shawn Olson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Minnesota State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Olson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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  • Repair our crumbling roads and bridges. Years of neglect have left Minnesota’s infrastructure in a pretty dismal state of disrepair. When roads crumble, it costs everyone more in higher vehicle repair bills, and when our bridges crumble, it can cost lives. We’ve kicked this can down the road for long enough. Our farmers and light manufacturers need to get their goods to market, and that means quality roads. It’s time to stop allowing Republicans to obstruct infrastructure repair.
  • Raising peoples wages. When big box stores move into an area and pay those low, low wages, it impoverishes the people that live there. Poverty wages are the reason why over half of Walmart workers are on some form of public assistance. Most people also are shocked to learn that half of all Americans have an income under $27,000 per year, and it is because those good paying Middle Class jobs have been swallowed up by corporate greed. All of the GOP legislators in the region voted against raising the wage in the past, even though higher wages add thousands of jobs and millions of dollars to the area. It’s time to raise the minimum wage in Minnesota so that nobody that is working for a living is living in dire poverty.
  • Creating jobs. A nice side effect of raising people’s wages is that they have more money to spend, which leads to higher demand, and thus more jobs in the local economy. Passing a reliable funding source to fix our bridges, maintain our roads, and improve other infrastructure will create even more jobs and bring more money into the local economy. At the same time we can take other measures like developing our tourist infrastructure and expanding rural broadband for more jobs out here, where we need them.
  • Rural broadband. Just like previous generations of Minnesotans that came together for rural radio, electricity, and television access, it is now time for us to make sure that everyone in small towns and the countryside has access to high speed internet. Rural broadband is the key for small businesses and entrepeneurs who live here. This is the communications issue of our time.
  • Clean Lakes. The greatest natural resource of this region (other than the good folks that live here) are our wonderful lakes. Our clean lakes are the centerpiece of Minnesota, giving us our state motto. They increase our quality of life, give us recreational activities like fishing and boating, and bring in tourist dollars. Protecting our aquatic environment is critical to well being of residents and the future of the area. There is no time to waste, we must be proactive in preventing our lakes from being ruined.[1]
 ”
—Shawn Olson[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Bill Ingebrigtsen defeated Shawn Olson in the Minnesota State Senate District 8 general election.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Ingebrigtsen Incumbent 66.30% 29,302
     Democratic Shawn Olson 33.70% 14,892
Total Votes 44,194
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Shawn Olson ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Shawn Olson  (unopposed)


Incumbent Bill Ingebrigtsen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Ingebrigtsen Incumbent (unopposed)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Shawn Olson, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016


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