Mark Douglas Olson | |
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Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 16B | |
In office January 5, 1993 – January 7, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Jim Knoblach |
Succeeded by | Mary Kiffmeyer |
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 19A | |
In office January 7, 2003 – January 5, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Harold F. Lasley |
Succeeded by | Bruce Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | Sherburne County, Minnesota, U.S. | July 1, 1955
Political party | Republican (until 2007), Independent Republican (since 2007) |
Profession | Carpenter, politician |
Mark Douglas Olson was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 16B, first elected in 1992. After his re-election in 2006, Olson was arrested and subsequently convicted of domestic assault. Olson left the legislature 2009 after failing to win a special election for a vacant seat in the Minnesota Senate.[1]