Summary
Oliver K. Olsen
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
May 4, 2012 - Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and the collection, storage, or treatment of waste water from hydraulic fracturing (Sec. 3). Defines hydraulic fracturing as the ...
Feb. 24, 2012 - Authorizes the merging of individual and small group insurance markets (Sec. 3). Defines small employer as an employer that (Sec. 3): ...
May 6, 2011 - -Increases the tax rate per package of cigarettes from $0.25 to $0.38 (Sec. 27).-Authorizes the Commissioner of Taxes to transfer the amount of ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Ethan Allen Institute Positions on Fundamentals of a Free Society | 56% |
| 2011-2012 | Vermont National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 63% |
| 2009-2010 | Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Positions | 67% |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Oliver Olsen refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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