Robert "Rob" S. Olson is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Kansas Senate

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 representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term....

, representing the 23rd district. He was previously a Representative in the Kansas House of Representatives

Kansas House of Representatives

The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body 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 crafting and voting on...

, representing the 26th district from 2005 to 2010, having served as the Majority Whip. Olson was appointed to the Kansas Senate following Karin Brownlee

Karin Brownlee

Karin Brownlee is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 23rd District since 1996. She has been nominated by Governor-elect Sam Brownback to serve as his Secretary of Labor. Her nomination must be confirmed by the State Senate. Brownlee subsequently resigned her Senate seat,...

's nomination to serve as Kansas Secretary of Labor.

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

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Olson's 2008 campaign:

• 1. Kansas City Power and Light $1,000
• 2. Koch Industries $1,000
• 3. Kansas Medical Society $1,000
• 4. Conoco Phillips $900
• 5. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $750

External links

• Kansas Legislature - Robert Olson
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Follow the Money campaign contributions:
  • 2008