Kristin Olsen is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 currently serving in the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

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. She is a Republican

California Republican Party

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 representing the 25th district

California's 25th State Assembly district

California's 25th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Republican Kristin Olsen of Modesto.-District profile:*All of Calaveras County*All of Mariposa County...

, encompassing Calaveras

Calaveras County, California

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, Mariposa

Mariposa County, California

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, Mono

Mono County, California

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, and Tuolumne

Tuolumne County, California

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 counties, and parts of Madera

Madera County, California

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 and Stanislaus

Stanislaus County, California

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 counties. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she was a member of the Modesto

Modesto, California

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 City Council.

Background

Olsen was elected to the Modesto City Council in 2005, and re-elected in 2009. While on the City Council, Olsen served as a member of the Safety & Communities Committee and as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. Prior to this Olsen served as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and was a member of the Safety & Communities Committee.

In addition to serving on the City Council, Olsen directed marketing and communications programs as Assistant Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs at California State University, Stanislaus

California State University, Stanislaus

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. Furthermore, Olsen has served on the Modesto Citizens Housing and Community Development Committee, as well as on the Modesto City Planning Commission.

California State Assembly

Kristin Olsen was elected to the California State Assembly in 2010. She received the plurality of votes in the June Republican primary contested by six candidates. In the November 2010 General Election, Kristin Olsen received 100% of the vote for the 25th district

California's 25th State Assembly district

California's 25th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Republican Kristin Olsen of Modesto.-District profile:*All of Calaveras County*All of Mariposa County...

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Olsen was praised for being one of eight Republican Assembly Members to release her office operating budget during a controversy between the Speaker of the Assembly John A. Perez and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. Portantino had alleged that Speaker Perez reduced the operating budget for Portantino's office in retaliation for his "no" vote on the 2011-12 State budget. Portantino went on to release his office spending to the public while Perez and the Assembly Rules committee refused to release the budgets for all of the Assembly despite Public Record requests from newspapers.

Olsen was one of the first Republican members that responded by releasing their office spending in defense of the principal of government transparency. The Sacramento Bee and Modesto Bee

Modesto Bee

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, among other newspapers, praised Olsen for being willing to open her budget to public scrutiny claiming that citizens deserve the right to know how their money is being spent.

Committee Membership

Olsen is currently a member of the Agriculture; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Insurance; and Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committees. She is also serving as vice chair of the Joint Sunset Review committee, whose goal is to determine if government agencies are necessary and cost effective by identifying and eliminating inefficiency, duplication, and waste in agencies. Additionally, Olsen is the vice chair of the Joint Committee of the Arts.

Priorities

During her legislative career, Olsen has made low taxes, attracting well-paying and stable jobs, and creating a pro-business environment her top priorities. Olsen supports local level control of tax revenues, public safety, education, and infrastructure.

External links

• Assemblymember Kristin Olsen (official website)
• Kristin Olsen for Assembly (campaign website)