Dave Olin
Legislator, Person
1947 –
Who is Dave Olin?
David M. "Dave" Olin is a Minnesota politician and a former Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 1A, which includes all of Kittson and Roseau counties, as well as portions of Marshall and Pennington counties in the northwestern part of the state. First elected in 2006, he was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by Republican Dan Fabian in the 2010 general election.
Olin won his first term in 2006 when he defeated Republican DelRay Flom, an agricultural businessman, by a margin of 54% to 46%. Incumbent Rep. Maxine Penas, a Republican, did not seek re-election.
Olin was a member of the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, the House Civil Justice Committee, and the House Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also served on the Finance Subcommittee for the Public Safety Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1947
- Spouses
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Profession
- Education
- University of Minnesota
- Concordia College, Moorhead
- University of Minnesota Law School
- Lived in
- Thief River Falls
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dave Olin." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/dave_olin>.
Discuss this Dave Olin biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In