Betty Olson
| Betty Olson | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 28B[1] district |
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| Assumed office January 2007 Serving with Tom Van Norman (2007–2009) Dean Schrempp (2009–present) |
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| Preceded by | Ted Klaudt |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Prairie City, South Dakota |
Betty Olson[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 28B since January 2007.
Controversy
In 2014, Olson authored a column for the Butte County Post (a South Dakota local newspaper published weekly) that contained a joke widely criticized as a bigoted slur. The "joke" alleged President Barack Obama was a Muslim terrorist, and also cast 7-11 managers, Motel 6 managers, cab drivers and customer service representatives as Muslim terrorists.[3] As the controversy stirred and outrage grew, Olson refused to express regret for her words, saying instead the problem was that "people don't have a sense of humor." She later denied being a racist, noting that "the guy who sent it to me is married to a black lady...."[4]
Elections
- 2012 Olson was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary[5] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,028 votes.[6]
- 2006 When incumbent Republican Representative Ted Klaudt ran for South Dakota Senate and left the District 28B seat open, Olson won the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary with 890 votes (53.8%),[7] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 2,808 votes.[8]
- 2008 Olson was unopposed for both the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary[9] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 3,265 votes.[10]
- 2010 Olson was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary[11] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 2,826 votes (72.5%) against Independent candidate Teresa Schanzenbach.[12]
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