Tyler Olson (politician)

For the baseball player, see Tyler Olson (baseball).

Tyler Olson


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district 38th (2007 – 2013)
In office January 8, 2007 – January 11, 2015
Preceded by	Rob Hogg
Succeeded by	Liz Bennett
Personal details
Born	1976 (age 39–40) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sarah Olson
Children	Leo Willa
Alma mater	Claremont McKenna College University of Iowa
Website	Government website

Tyler Olson, is a former Iowa State Representative from the 38th District. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. He also was Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party from January to June 2013.^[1] He received his BA from Claremont McKenna College and his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law.

As of November 2013, Olson serves on several committees in the Iowa House - as a member of the Commerce and Judiciary committees and as the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee. He also serves as a member of the Medical Assistance Projections and Assessment Council and of the Single Point of Entry Long-term Living Resources System Team. His prior political experience includes serving on the Linn County Democratic Central Committee Finance Committee, serving as finance director for Rob Tully for Congress in 1998, and working as assistant finance director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1999-2000. Olson announced a run for Governor of Iowa in 2013,^[2] but ultimately dropped out of the race.^[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[4] District 38 Turnout: 11,045	Democratic hold	Tyler Olson	Democratic	7,148	64.7
	Democratic hold	Don Palmer	Republican	3,894	35.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[5] District 38	Democratic hold	Tyler Olson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[6]^[7] District 38 Turnout: 10,793	Democratic hold	Tyler Olson*	Democratic	7,136	66.1
	Democratic hold	Jason M. Marshall	Independent	1,410	13.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 ^[8] District 65	Democratic hold	Tyler Olson*	Democratic	unopposed

References

↑ "Iowa Democratic Party chairman steps down, likely to run for governor". The Des Moines Register. June 11, 2013.
↑ "Democrat Tyler Olson jumps into the Iowa governor’s race". Des Moines Register. 2013-09-07.
↑ Koplan, Tal (17 December 2013). "State Rep. Tyler Olson drops Terry Branstad challenge". Politico. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 79. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ Smith, Rick (2010-10-21). "Jason Marshall, running as an independent, takes on Democratic incumbent Tyler Olson in House District 38". Eastern Iowa Government. SourceMedia Group. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
↑ http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf

External links

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Ruth Ann Gaines	65th District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Liz Bennett
Preceded by Rob Hogg	38th District 2007 – 2013	Succeeded by Kevin Koester

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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