During his first two sessions, Representative Andy Olson has taken our district's priorities and turned them into action. He has built relationships throughout the legislature and has been elected by his peers to leadership. Some of Representative Andy Olson's proud accomplishments include:
• Created two laws and led the fight to protect Oregon kids from pornography and predators
• Reopened the Oak Creek Juvenile facility for 75 female offenders
• Wrote Civil Asset Forfeiture legislation: Directs 10% of proceeds to Relief Nurseries, and 20% to Drug Court.
• Supported creation of Rainy Day Fund for Oregon
• Developed a Metal Theft bill to combat drug users from taking metals from agriculture, construction, transportation and utility industries.
• Leader for 24 hour coverage for the Oregon State Police, adding 139 more troopers on the road.
• Strengthened bills that protect our rights to bear arms
• Spent the entire session and interim to improve women’s wellness as vice-chair of the Human Services Committee.
• Ensured that we used hard earned tax payer dollars wisely and stay within the framework of the dollars given us.
• Voted for common sense sustainability: Supported SB 707 the bottle bill, HB 2626 E-Waste bill
