Dave Olin

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Dave Olin
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 1A district
In office
2006 -
Preceded by Maxine Penas
Political party Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Residence Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Alma mater Concordia College, University of Minnesota
Profession attorney

David M. 'Dave' Olin is a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 1A since 2006. His district comprises all of Kittson County and Roseau County, as well as portions of Marshall and Pennington Counties, in northwestern Minnesota.[1]

Olin won his first term in 2006 by defeating Republican agricultural businessman DelRay Flom by a margin of 54% to 46%.[2] The incumbent representative, Republican Maxine Penas, did not seek reelection.[3]

Olin was raised near Ada[4] and later received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Concordia College in Moorhead and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota.[5] Prior to serving as a state representative, Olin served as Pennington County Attorney.[3] Olin currently resides in Thief River Falls.[5]

Preceded by
Maxine Penas		 Minnesota State Representative for District 1A
2007 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

[edit] References

  1. ^ "01a". Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "Election Reporting". Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "The bottom of the ticket". Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Election Analysis". Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Dave Olin (DFL) 01A". Retrieved August 10, 2007.

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