Justin Olson

Republican
Candidate for Arizona House in Legislative District 25
Phone: (602) 677-2643
Email: jolson2001@gmail.com
Website: www.votejustinolson.com
524 N 38th St, Mesa, AZ 85205.

Age: 33. (01/01/79, Mesa, AZ).

Arizona since: Birth.

Occupation: Tax analyst, Apollo Group, since 2010; senior research analyst, AZ Tax Research Assn, 2007-2010; congressional aide, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Congressman Trent Franks, 2005-2006; real estate sales agent, American Realty Brokers, 2002-2005.

Marital: Married (Karyn, homemaker).

Children: 6.

Religious preference: LDS.

Education: B.S., biology, ASU, 2004; Mountain View H.S., 1997.

Political experience: Precinct committeeman, 2004-2006; campaign volunteer for many Republican candidates and conservative causes.

Legis exp: House since 2011.

Interests: Politics, family, church, recreation.

Political influence: It is difficult to identify one person as the most influential. Individuals that have shaped my political development include Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley Jr., Milton Friedman, Cleon Skousen, Ezra Taft Benson, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and many others.

Job creation measures: To encourage job creation in Arizona, I support reductions in the tax and regulatory burden that government places on businesses.

Top Issues: As a legislator, my priorities are low taxes, fiscal responsibility, and economic growth.

Prop 100 sales tax extension: I oppose extending the temporary sales tax increase. Voters were promised a temporary increase when they voted to support the measure in 2010. Arizona should keep this promise.

Illegal immigration: Arizona needs to continue to stand by the measures it has passed in recent years that discourage illegal immigration.

Background & experience: As a senior research analyst for the Arizona Tax Research Association prior to serving in the Legislature, I worked diligently to hold the line against tax increases and to advocate for job-creating tax cuts. As a state representative, I have continued this effort. I have worked to protect Arizonans’ hard-earned tax dollars. I have worked to reduce the high tax burdens that repel businesses from the state. Since resigning from ATRA to run for the Legislature, I have been employed as a tax analyst for the Apollo Group. Processing property and income tax returns for the Apollo Group and its subsidiaries gives me a real world perspective of the impact government decisions have on the private sector.

Pro-life / pro-choice: I am pro-life.

One last thing: I am a fourth generation Arizonan. I was born and raised in Mesa where I now live with my wife, Karyn, and our six children. I received my education from Mesa Public Schools and graduated with honors from ASU. Since being elected to the Legislature, I have sponsored bills to reduce taxes on sales, property and income. I have been a vocal advocate of fiscally responsible state budgets. I sponsored and successfully shepherded the governor’s personnel reform through the Legislature. My pro-business and limited government positions have been recognized with awards and endorsements from various chambers of commerce and other conservative organizations.

Campaign finance: private.