Robert S. Olson (born December 1, 1969) is a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members ...
, representing the
23rd district. He was previously a Representative in the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafti ...
, representing the 26th district from 2005 to 2010, having served as the Majority Whip. Olson was appointed to the Kansas Senate following
Karin Brownlee's nomination to serve as Kansas Secretary of Labor. On February 13, 2023, Olson announced he would not seek reelection to his Senate seat.
Senate committee membership
*Commerce
*Former Chairman - Financial Institutions and Insurance
*Current Chairman of Senate Utilities Committee
House committee membership
*Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits (Chairman)
*Federal and State Affairs
*Financial Institutions
*Insurance
*Select Committee on KPERS
*Energy and Utilities
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Robert OlsonProject Vote Smart profileKansas Votes profileState Surge - Legislative and voting track record
*Follow the Money campaign contributions:
2008
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Republican Party Kansas state senators
Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Politicians from Olathe, Kansas
Living people
1969 births
21st-century American legislators