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Sen. Gen Olson
District:
33
Hometown:
Minnetrista
Party:
Republican
E-mail:
sen.gen.olson@senate.mn
Official Site
Born:
05/20/1938
Family:
Single
Occupation:
Legislator
Education:
BS Ed with Dist., University of Minnesota D Ed, University of Minnesota
SESSION:
2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
| 2011
Alternative teacher licensing
Senate approval
(02/03/2011)
FOR
Ban state-funding of abortions
Senate approval
(05/16/2011)
FOR
Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Senate approval
(05/11/2011)
FOR
Cut higher ed, Reduce mental health services, and state government
Senate approval
(02/03/2011)
FOR
Cut state workforce by 15 percent
Senate passage
(03/30/2011)
FOR
Senate approval
(05/18/2011)
FOR
Eliminate deadline for teacher contract resolution
Senate Finance Committee approval
(02/01/2011)
FOR
Senate approval
(02/10/2011)
FOR
Lifting Minnesota's moratorium on nuclear power plants
Senate approval
(02/02/2011)
FOR
Make seat belt use a secondary offense instead of a primary offense
Senate approval
(05/21/2011)
FOR
Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks
Senate approval
(05/16/2011)
FOR
Reduction in mass transit funding, ban on intercity rail projects (omnibus tax bill)
Senate approval
(05/19/2011)
FOR
Repeal Medicare expansion; reduce services services for disabled, poor, elderly. (Omnibus bill)
Senate approval
(05/18/2011)
FOR
Repeal cap on carbon emissions
Senate approval
(04/14/2011)
FOR
Senate repassage
(05/22/2011)
FOR
Roll back higher ed funding; cap tuition
Senate repassage (Higher ed omnibus bill)
(05/20/2011)
FOR
Voter ID
Senate approval
(04/28/2011)
FOR
Senate repassage
(05/19/2011)
FOR
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