With 53 percent and by a margin of 3,200 votes, 28-year-old Republican Republican appointee David Olsen was elected on Tuesday to the District 81 state House seat, the DuPage County Election Commission said.
While Nov. 8 was a highly energetic time for the U.S. presidential race, it was also an anticipated time for state government as citizens elected new officials. In Illinois, Republican David Olsen of Downers Grove was elected to the 81st District House seat.
Among registered voters, private sector taxpayers outnumber state and local public sector workers and pensioners 20 to one in the 81st Illinois House district, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis.
Elected officials in Illinois who work less than 1,000 hours a year would not qualify for the pension program under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) if a bill proposed by Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) passes.
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) will be giving one lucky student a chance to experience something special this summer: an internship at his Downers Grove office.
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) is joining Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radongo (R-Lemont) to present the 2017 Health & Safety Expo, a free event in Downers Grove on Saturday.
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) doesn't see three times as a charm.
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Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) is calling on state legislators to find a budget solution that does not rely solely on tax increases, according to a post on his website recently.
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Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) is counting of Gov. Bruce Rauner to turn Senate Bill 1933 into law and create automatic voter registration in Illinois.
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Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) wants to put several measures in place to promote in-state attendance of the University of Illinois (UI), including limits on tuition and fee hikes and quotas for local students, according to a press release.
Rep. David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) is offering area residents the change to come exercise from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Downers Grove Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road.
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) has been named to a task force to work on reducing costs without reducing community care services for Illinois' seniors, according to his website.
Two Downers Grove Republicans are taking Illinois' jobless woes into their own hands, at least in DuPage County, according to a press release.
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) wants to know what's on House District 81 residents' minds, according to a press release.
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Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) will hold mobile office hours in Darien from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday as part of his efforts to provide all of his constituents with easy engagement opportunities, according to a recent release.