Kurt Edward Olson (March 24, 1948 – November 9, 2023) was an American politician who was a
Republican member of the
Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people pe ...
, representing the 30th District from 2005 until 2017. He served as Chair of the Labor & Commerce Committee, Vice Chair of the Rules Committee, a member of the Resources Committee, and Legislative Budget & Audit Committee. He also served on the Administration, Natural Resources, and Labor & Workforce Finance Subcommittees, for the 29th Legislature. Representative Olson served in the
United States Air Force
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from 1967 to 1971.
Personal life and death
Olson was married to Barbara and had two children: Madelyn and Valerie, a granddaughter: Isabella. Representative Olson graduated from
Cupertino High School
Cupertino High School, colloquially referred to as "Tino", "CHS", is a four-year comprehensive public high school located near the Rancho Rinconada and Fairgrove neighborhoods of Cupertino, California, USA. The school serves mostly suburban res ...
in 1966, and received a Bachelor of Arts from
California State University
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in 1977.
Kurt Olson died of pancreatic cancer in Soldotna, on November 9, 2023, at the age of 75.
Kurt Olson Obituary
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References
External links
Alaska State House Majority Site
Alaska State Legislature Biography
Project Vote Smart profile
Kurt Olson
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature''
1948 births
2023 deaths
California State University, Long Beach alumni
Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Alaska
People from Cupertino, California
People from Soldotna, Alaska
Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives
21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature
United States Air Force officers
United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War
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