Justin Olson (born 1979) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Olson is a former member of the

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representing District 25 from January 14, 2013, until 2017. He is a member of the

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Early life and education

Olson was born in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree and

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from

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Career

Olson is a tax analyst who worked for the

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. From 2011 to 2017, Olson served as a member of the

, representing the 19th and 25th districts. On October 17, 2017, Governor Doug Ducey appointed Olson to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission. In October 2021, Olson declared his candidacy for the

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. He lost the Republican primary to

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Elections

* 2016: Olson ran in the Republican primary for

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, losing to

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. * 2014: Olson and Russell Bowers defeated Haydee Dawson, Michelle Udall and Jerry Walker in the Republican primary. Olson and Bowers defeated David Butler, Sheila Ogea, and Libertarian Michael Kielsky in the general election. * 2012: Redistricted to District 25, and with incumbent Republican Representatives

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leaving the Legislature and David Stevens redistricted to District 14, Olson and Justin Pierce were unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary; Pierce placed first, and Olson placed second with 18,392 votes; Pierce and Olson won the three-way November 6, 2012, general election, with Pierce taking the first seat and Olson taking the second seat with 48,335 votes against Democratic nominee David Butler. * 2010: When incumbent Republican representative

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ran for

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and left a District 19 seat open, Olson ran alongside incumbent representative

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in the three-way August 24, 2010, Republican primary, placing first with 12,386 votes; in the three-way November 2, 2010, general election, Adams took the first seat, and Olson took the second seat with 31,583 votes against Democratic nominee Kit Filbey.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Justin 1958 births 21st-century American politicians Arizona State University alumni Candidates in the 2016 United States elections Candidates in the 2022 United States Senate elections Living people Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Politicians from Mesa, Arizona W. P. Carey School of Business alumni