Rick Olson
State representative, House District 39
Leaving office Jan 11. Will be replaced by Nate Boulton (Democrat), who won this seat Nov 3 (unofficial results). See Nate Boulton’s profile
- Party
- Democrat
- District
- House District 39See it on a street map
- Committees
- 2 committees
- Tracked votes
- 94
Voting record
Votes on the education bills we track. Each bill links to its history, text and who sponsored it.
- All tracked bills · 94 votes · 1–10Their vote
- HF 2791May 2Passed House
Lets certain districts shift property tax levies to raise cash reserves
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - HF 2799May 2Signed
Creates corporate headquarters tax credit and repeals new jobs tax credit
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - HF 2800May 2Signed
Cuts school aid and changes nonpublic transportation funding
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2472May 2Signed
Caps property tax growth and changes school levy rates
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2484May 2Signed
Funds infrastructure, IT, railway overpasses, and sports tourism projects in Iowa
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2488May 2Signed
Creates early childhood and family services system and folds in child abuse prevention
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2168May 1Signed
Expands apprenticeships, career training, and unemployment job-search requirements
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - HF 2783Apr 30Signed
Funds Iowa education agencies and repeals the special education council
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2039Apr 30Signed
Lets legislative leaders intervene in lawsuits over agency actions
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent - SF 2474Apr 30Signed
Extends Iowa dyslexia board and requires AED and cardiac plan report
Shall the bill pass? · Passed
Absent
Who funds their campaign
Money given to Rick Olson’s campaign for the Iowa House, from reports it files with the state. It doesn’t include money raised for any other race, such as a run for Congress, which is reported to the Federal Election Commission instead. We show totals; we don’t name individual donors.
$4,075raised in 2025–26, through Aug 20
- Individuals
- PACs
- From Iowa
- 88%
- of money with an address on the report
- Small gifts
- 100%
- of individuals’ money came in gifts of $100 or less; 0% in gifts of $1,000 or more
Biggest donors
PACs, party committees, other campaigns and organizations.
- Hy-Vee, Inc. Employees' Political Action CommitteePAC$2,000
- MidAmerican Energy Company PACPAC$500
- Archer Daniels Midland Company - ADM PACPAC$500
- NAIFA-Iowa IFAPACPAC$250
- Iowa Dental Political Action CommitteePAC$250
- Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists PACPAC$250
- Iowa Health PACPAC$250
See the numbers
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals People giving their own money | $75 | 2% |
| PACs Political action committees: unions, businesses, causes | $4,000 | 98% |
| Party committees State and county party committees | $0 | 0% |
| Other candidates Other politicians’ campaign committees | $0 | 0% |
| Businesses and other Businesses, groups, unregistered committees and unitemized gifts | $0 | 0% |
| In-kind gifts (included above) | $0 | 0% |
Totals cover their campaign committee only, not money spent by outside groups. In-kind gifts count at their reported value. Party money often passes through caucus committees, which show up here as PACs. How we count campaign money
From Iowa Campaign Contributions Received, published by the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission under CC BY-NC 4.0. We total and summarize the reports as campaigns filed them. Last checked Nov 7.
Committees
- Administrative Rules Reviewranking member
- House Judiciary
House District 39
Rick Olson represents House District 39, which is in Polk County.
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District lines from the US Census Bureau, drawn in Iowa’s 2021 redistricting. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
Legislator details from Open States. Votes last checked Nov 6.