Rich Olive

Who is Rich Olive?

Rich Olive was the Iowa State Senator from the 5th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 until 2011.

Olive served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the Agriculture committee, where he is vice chair; the Economic Growth committee, where he is vice chair; and the Government Oversight committee, where he is chair.

Olive was elected in 2006 with 11,224 votes, defeating Republican opponent James Kurtenbach. In his 2010 bid for re-election, he received 10,510 votes, losing to Republican opponent Robert Bacon.