Jared Olsen (born October 10, 1987) is an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 11 since January 10, 2017.

Career

Prior to his election to the state legislature, Olsen was chairman of the

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. He is also an attorney in Cheyenne. After the 2020 election, Olsen was also elected to be the Majority Whip of the house.

Elections

2016

Olsen challenged incumbent Democratic Representative and House Minority Leader Mary Throne for the seat. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Throne in the general election with 51% of the vote.

2018

Olsen ran unopposed in the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and defeated Calob Taylor, a Democrat, in the November 6, 2018 General Election with 1,275 votes (53.6%).

2020

Olsen ran unopposed in the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary and defeated Amy Spieker, a Democrat, in the November 3, 2020 General Election with 1,807 votes (55.0%).

References

External links

Official page
at the Wyoming Legislature
Profile
from Ballotpedia Living people Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming University of Wyoming alumni Weber State University alumni 1987 births People from Evanston, Wyoming 21st-century American politicians {{Wyoming-politician-stub