Sue Olsen is a former provincial level politician from

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, Canada. She served as a member of the

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from 1997 until 2001.

Political career

Olsen was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the

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. She defeated incumbent Andrew Beniuk to win her only term in office. Olsen resigned her seat in the Alberta Legislature to run for a seat in the

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in the electoral district of

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as a federal Liberal candidate in the 2000 federal election. The election was closely contested but, Olsen lost by 3000 votes to incumbent Member of Parliament

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