Tyler Olson, is a former Iowa State Representative from the 38th District. A member of the

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, he served in the

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from 2007 to 2015. He also was Chairman of the

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from January to June 2013. He received his BA from

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and his JD from the

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. , Olson serves on several committees in the Iowa House - as a member of the Commerce and Judiciary committees and as the

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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 to 2000. Olson announced a run for Governor of

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in 2013, but ultimately dropped out of the race.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Tyler Olson
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Tyler Olson State Representative
''official constituency site'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Tyler 1976 births Claremont McKenna College alumni Iowa lawyers Living people Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives People from Linn County, Iowa University of Iowa College of Law alumni