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Steve Olsen
Steve Olsen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 9. Olsen lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Olsen was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 9 of the Utah House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Calvin Musselman defeated Steve Olsen in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Calvin Musselman (R) | 58.4 | 8,426 |
 | Steve Olsen (D) | 41.6 | 5,999 | |
| Total votes: 14,425 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 9
Steve Olsen advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 9 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Olsen (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Calvin Musselman advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 9 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Calvin Musselman (R) |
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2014
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Steve Olsen was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Jeremy Peterson was unopposed in the Republican convention. Peterson defeated Olsen in the general election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeremy Peterson Incumbent |
56.9% | 2,273 | |
| Democratic | Steve Olsen | 43.1% | 1,721 | |
| Total Votes | 3,994 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Olsen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Olsen's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Education
- Excerpt: "Successful businesses have long-term plans for success. Utah needs a five-year plan for a rescue of public education. We need to come together and decide what those goals are, and then make the difficult funding decisions to make it happen. Our most precious economic resource are our children, and the penny wise, pound foolish cuts to education will hurt our families and economy if we don't reverse them."
The environment
- Excerpt: "We need to insist Utah's industrial polluters are investing in the latest technology to do their part to clean the air, and we need innovative solutions to "the last mile" problem in public transportation, to make this important resourse [sic] more user-friendly to commuters. I look forward to using my problem-solving skills to find even more innovative, concrete solutions to Utah's bad air."
Immigration
- Excerpt: "I support comprehensive immigration reform along the lines of the Utah Compact, which was endorsed by all of Utah's major religions and by Utah's business community."
Economic development
- Excerpt: "I have nothing against large, established business, retail or otherwise - just against the corporate welfare that allows them an unfair advantage. These businesses have the cash and profits to build their stores without robbing from our public schools and local public services. I want to help the budding entrepreneurs and small businesses - the real source of new, well paying jobs."
The Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "Probably the most effective measure would be calling a truce to the gun rights war. Getting rid of the emotion, by concentrating on the facts, would allow us to find common ground on things we can agree on. It would also allow associations of firearm owners like the NRA to concentrate their resources on their traditional roles, such as training and firearms safety, which could have a huge effect in reducing the number of accidental deaths, suicides and "heat of the moment" tragedies."
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Official campaign website (dead link)
- Profile from the Utah Democratic Party
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Utah State Legislature
Footnotes
