Jared Olsen
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jared Olsen
|image =
| state_senate = Wyoming
| district = 8th
| term_start = January 6, 2025
| predecessor = Affie Ellis
|state_house2 = Wyoming
|district2 = 11th
|term_start2 = January 10, 2017
|term_end2 =
|predecessor2 = Mary Throne
|successor2 =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|10}}
|birth_place = Evanston, Wyoming, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Dani Olsen
|children = 3
|residence = Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
|alma_mater = Weber State University
University of Wyoming
|profession = Lawyer
|website = [https://www.olsenforwyoming.com Olsen for Wyoming House District 11]
}}
Jared Olsen (born October 10, 1987) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 11 since January 10, 2017.{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Jared_Olsen |title= Jared Olsen |publisher= Ballotpedia |access-date= January 5, 2017}}
Career
Prior to his election to the state legislature, Olsen was chairman of the Laramie County Republican Party.{{cite web |url= http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/jared-olsen-narrowly-ousts-house-leader-mary-throne-in-hd/article_fdaaa73b-708c-5b3f-a6b1-e42f6091030d.html |title= Jared Olsen narrowly ousts House leader Mary Throne in HD11 |publisher= Casper Star-Tribune |access-date= January 5, 2017}} He is also an attorney in Cheyenne. After the 2020 election, Olsen was also elected to be the Majority Whip of the house.{{cite web |title=Legislative leadership, committee assignments announced for 66th Wyoming Legislature |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/legislative-leadership-committee-assignments-announced-for-66th-wyoming-legislature/article_53bb52ab-d6a3-5cbb-8a8c-d722f36736e4.html |publisher=Wyoming Tribune Eagle |access-date=3 December 2020}}
Elections
=2016=
Olsen challenged incumbent Democratic Representative and House Minority Leader Mary Throne for the seat. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Throne in the general election with 51% of the vote.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher= Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date= January 5, 2017}}
=2018=
Olsen ran unopposed in the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and defeated Calob Taylor, a Democrat, in the November 6, 2018 General Election with 1,275 votes (53.6%).{{cite web |title=Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2018 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019125956/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2018 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920174819/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2020 }}
=2020=
Olsen ran unopposed in the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary and defeated Amy Spieker, a Democrat, in the November 3, 2020 General Election with 1,807 votes (55.0%).{{cite web |title=Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 18, 2020 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/Primary/2020_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017182904/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/Primary/2020_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 3, 2020 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/General/2020_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117031248/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/General/2020_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |archive-date=17 November 2020 }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170106104205/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=2035 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Jared_Olsen Profile] from Ballotpedia
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Category:University of Wyoming alumni
Category:Weber State University alumni
Category:People from Evanston, Wyoming
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