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American politician
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Birth:
12 June 1965(Boone, Des Moines Township, Boone County, Boone County, Iowa)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Donovan Olson (born June 12, 1965) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 48th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until 2011, when he lost re-election to Republican Chip Baltimore. He received his BA and MCRP from Iowa State University.
During his last term in the Iowa House, Olson served on the Commerce, Joint Government Oversight, Local Government, Transportationm, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as chair of the Environmental Protection Committee and as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee and of the Climate Change Advisory Council.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 District 48 Turnout: 1,002 |
Democratic (newly redistricted) | Donovan Olson | Democratic | 514 | 51.3 | ||
| Mary Lee Weaver | Democratic | 486 | 48.5 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 48 Turnout: 10,164 |
Democratic (newly redistricted) | Donovan Olson | Democratic | 5,177 | 50.9 | ||
| Philip L. Stone | Republican | 4,981 | 49.0 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 48 Turnout: 13,977 |
Democratic hold | Donovan Olson* | Democratic | 7,888 | 56.4 | ||
| Charles Braun | Republican | 6,086 | 43.5 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 48 Turnout: 10,046 |
Democratic hold | Donovan Olson* | Democratic | 6,145 | 61.2 | ||
| Charles Braun | Republican | 3,856 | 38.4 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 48 |
Democratic hold | Donovan Olson* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 48 Turnout: 10,988 |
Republican gain from Democratic | Chip Baltimore | Republican | 5,384 | 49.0 | ||
| Donovan Olson* | Democratic | 5,361 | 48.9 | ||||