Luther Olsen
| Luther S. Olsen | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 14th district |
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Assumed office 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Robert T. Welch |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 41st district | |
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In office 1994–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Robert T. Welch |
| Succeeded by | Joan Ballweg |
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February 26, 1951 Berlin, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Wade |
| Residence | Ripon, Wisconsin |
| Profession | small business owner |
Luther S. Olsen is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 14th District since 2004. Olsen was elected to the Senate unopposed in 2004 and 2008. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1994 through 2004. In August 2011, Olsen faced a recall election, but he defeated the Democratic challenger, Fred Clark, fifty-two percent to forty-eight percent.
Olsen was born on February 26, 1951 in Berlin, Wisconsin. In 1969, he graduated from Berlin High School. In 1973, he earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1976, he was elected to the Berlin School District Board, and was named President of the School Board in 1986. He left the board in 1997.
In Luther's political career prior to 2011, he had never faced a Democratic party opponent. In 1994, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly. He won re-election in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. In 2004, he was elected the Wisconsin Senate and re-election 2008.
His current Senate district is much more conservative than the state as a whole. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama narrowly won with 52%, while he won statewide with 57%. In the 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, Republican Scott Walker won with 57%, while he won statewide with 53%. In the 2011 Wisconsin judicial election, Republican David Prosser won the district with 55%, while winning statewide with just 50%.
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