Bernie Olson is an American educator, businessman, and politician from

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

. Olson is a former Republican member of the

Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House In the event that the parti ...

Early life

Olson was born in

Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the 2 ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana, United States. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. Fall 2024 saw total enrollment hit 10,811, marki ...

Career

From 1968 to 1974, Olson served in the

United States Army Reserve The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is a Military reserve force, reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the Army element of the reserve components of the United States Armed ...

. From 1970 to 1999, he worked as a teacher. In 1999, he became the president of Willow Creek Farm. On November 5, 2002, Olson was elected to the

for the 76th district. He defeated Robert Dale Beck with 99.60% of the votes. On November 2, 2004, he was elected to the 10th district of the Montana House, defeating Aaron Navin Bouschor with 76.15% of the votes. Olson was inducted into the MEA-MFT Hall of Fame in 2018.

Personal life

Olson has two children. He and his family live in

Lakeside, Montana Lakeside is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2020 census, up from 2,669 in 2010. In 1892 the town was called Stoner, named after John J. Stoner ...

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REP. BERNIE OLSON (R) - HD10 at leg.mt.gov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Bernie 1946 births Educators from Montana Living people Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives University of Montana alumni People from Butte, Montana Politicians from Butte, Montana People from Flathead County, Montana 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature

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