Olson, Justin
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
State HouseDistrict:
10Political Affiliation:
RepublicanPhone:
(602) 677-2643Age:
45Occupation:
CFO for Turning Point USAEducation:
MBA in FinanceFamily:
Married with nine childrenReligion:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBiographical Info:
Justin Olson is a former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and the Arizona State Legislature. He currently serves as the CFO of Turning Point USA. Justin has been a leader in advancing the conservative movement throughout his career. In the House of Representatives, he cut your taxes, defunded Planned Parenthood, defunded Obamacare, expanded school choice, funded the border strikeforce, and earned an A rating from the NRA. On the Arizona Corporation Commission, he fought and defeated the Green New Deal, blocked Bidens vaccine mandate, and fought to protect ratepayers. Justin holds an MBA in finance from Arizona State University. He and his wife, Karyn, both were born and raised in Mesa where they are currently raising their nine children.
Statement:
When I first ran for the Legislature, Arizona faced a $3.6B budget deficit and the record unemployment levels of the Great Recession. I ran promising to fight for fiscal responsibility and economic growth while championing the conservative policies across the board. In my six years at the Capitol, my successful legislation cut taxes, balanced the budget, eliminated job killing bureaucratic red tape, defunded Planned Parenthood and Obamacare in Arizona, expanded school choice, funded public safety, and much more.
I earned an A+ rating from the NRA and was recognized as a Champion of the Taxpayer by the Arizona Republican Party, a Friend of the Family by the Arizona Family Project, Legislator of the Year by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, and The Free Market Champion of the Year by The Arizona Free Enterprise Club.
When I left the State Legislature, we had passed the first structurally balanced budget the state had seen in years and Forbes Magazine had ranked Arizona #1 in the country for projected job growth. We successfully got the government out of the way of the private sector and watched the economy flourish.
In 2018, I was elected to statewide office. On the Arizona Corporation Commission, I fought against the Arizona Green New Deal, I protected Arizona ratepayers and advanced free markets.
In addition to my public service, I have served in my current role as the CFO of Turning Point USA, the leading conservative organization teaching the rising generation to love our country and to protect and preserve the principles that made our country great. I have been in the trenches fighting the good fight to save our country.
I hope to earn your vote to continue these important efforts of advancing freedom, faith, and family, and standing up for common sense conservative principles like secure boarders, the rule-of-law, the second amendment, and the right-to-life.
Endorsements:
National Federation of Independent Business AZ (NFIB), AZ Women of Action, AZ Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Police Association, Center for Arizona Policy Action
Survey
Response Legend
- SSupports
- OOpposes
- *Comment
- −Declined to respond
- Declined to respond, Position based on citation
Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
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1. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to enable their children to attend any private school, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. | S | |
2. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. | S | |
3. Implementing district and charter school policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. | O | |
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a district or charter school student may participate in any sexuality-related instruction, activities, or clubs. | S | |
5. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. | S | |
6. Enacting government regulation of the creed, practices, and curriculum of private schools. | O | |
7. Requiring government-mandated testing standards for private school and homeschool students. | O | |
8. Terminating Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and School Tuition Organization (STO) programs. | O | |
9. Permitting ESA homeschool students to participate in public high school athletic programs. | S | |
10. Acquiring parental consent for district and charter school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. | S | |
11. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in district and charter school classrooms and libraries. | O |