Political Experience ofJustin Olson
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Committee assignments (? - Present)
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Olson served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2015 • Appropriations, Chair • Government and Higher Education • Ways and Means 2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Olson served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2013 • Appropriations, Vice Chair • Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility • Ways and Means 2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Olson served on these committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2011 • Appropriations • Employment and Regulatory Affairs, Vice Chair • Ways and Means • Audit -
Issues (? - Present)
Medicaid expansion lawsuit
Justin Olson was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature had passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state . In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contains a tax and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violates state laws enforcing the separation of powers. In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contains an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.
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Sponsored legislation (? - Present)
The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
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Won, 2024 Arizona State House, District 10, General election, November 5, 2024
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Won, 2024 Arizona State House, District 10, Primary election, July 30, 2024
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Lost, 2022 Arizona U.S. Senate, Primary election, August 2, 2022
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Won, 2018 Arizona Corporation Commission, General election, November 6, 2018
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Arizona Corporation Commission (2017 - present)
Olson was appointed to fill the remainder of former commissioner Doug Little's unexpired term by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on October 17, 2017.
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Lost, 2016 Arizona U.S. House, District 5, Primary election, August 30, 2016
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Won, 2012 Arizona State House, District 25, General election, November 6, 2012