Mark Douglas Olson

Mark Douglas Olson
Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
from District 16B
In office
January 5, 1993  January 7, 2003
Preceded byJim Knoblach
Succeeded byMary Kiffmeyer
Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
from District 19A
In office
January 7, 2003  January 5, 2009
Preceded byHarold F. Lasley
Succeeded byBruce Anderson
Personal details
Born (1955-07-01) July 1, 1955
Sherburne County, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (until 2007), Independent Republican (since 2007)
ProfessionCarpenter, politician

Mark Douglas Olson was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 16B, first elected in 1992. After his re-election in 2006, Olson was arrested and subsequently convicted of domestic assault. Olson left the legislature 2009 after failing to win a special election for a vacant seat in the Minnesota Senate.