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Pete Olson's Political Summary on Issue: Defense

Pete Olson
Full Name: Pete Olson
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 22, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House - District 22
General Nov. 4, 2014
Primary March 4, 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nancy; 2 Children: Kate, Grant
Birth Date: 12/09/1962
Birth Place: Fort Lewis, WA
Home City: Sugar Land, TX

See Representative Pete Olson's Opponents in the 2014 Congressional Election

Frank Briscoe, Jr.
Frank Briscoe, Jr.
(Running)
Democratic

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01/23/2014
Letter:

Letter to Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Urging U.S. Military to End Presumptive Ban on Sikh Articles of Faith
12/19/2013
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 3% by Peace Action West (Positions (Nov. 20, 2013))
11/26/2013
Statement:

Olson Admonishes Ineffective Iran Agreement
09/18/2013
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 463 - Amends the Definition of "Strategic and Critical Minerals"
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 466 - Requires Mine Operators to Include the Cost of Cleanup in Financial Insurance
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 761 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
07/24/2013
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2397 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
07/23/2013
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 375 - Prohibits the Use of Funds to Appoint Chaplains Without an Endorsing Agency
07/16/2013
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 0% by PeacePAC (Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only))
06/24/2013
Press Release:

Navy Grants Olson Request to Reestablish Clements NJROTC Program
06/14/2013
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 168 - Establishes Framework for the Closing of the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by December 1, 2014
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 167 - Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Guantanamo Detainees to Yemen
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1960 - Authorizes Military Sexual Assault Victims to Decide who Determines Their Case
06/06/2013
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014
06/04/2013
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 84 - Authorizes Funds for the Construction of United States Prison for Prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
05/24/2013
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 100% by Center for Security Policy (Positions)
05/20/2013
Letter:

Letter to Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - United States-India Homeland Security
04/18/2013
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
03/21/2013
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) - HR 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
03/06/2013
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 933 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
03/04/2013
Letter:

Letter to Secretary Hagel - On the Ranking of the Distinguished Warfare Medal
12/20/2012
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) - HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
11/20/2012
Statement:

Olson Statement on US/Middle East Negotiations
09/13/2012
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 6365 - National Security and Job Protection Act
09/12/2012
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
07/19/2012
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 5856 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
06/28/2012
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 100% by Center for Security Policy (Positions)
06/07/2012
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 0% by PeacePAC (Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only))
05/18/2012
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 1127 - Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 1140 - Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
05/17/2012
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 1103 - Limits Funding for War in Afghanistan to the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces
05/10/2012
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
04/26/2012
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
04/20/2012
Rating:

Pete Olson was rated 0% by Council for a Livable World (Positions)
03/29/2012
Press Release:

Olson Votes to Reform Government & Cut Future Debt
01/01/2012
Issue Position:

Issue Position: Staying on Offense Against Terrorism
12/16/2011
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) - HR 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012
12/14/2011
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) - HR 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
09/23/2011
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) - HR 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012
06/24/2011
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Passage) - H J Res 68 - Authorizes Limited Use of US Armed Forces in Libya
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2278 - Limits the Use of Funds in Support of NATO Operations in Libya
06/13/2011
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 414 - Prohibits Use of Funds in Contravention of the War Powers Resolution
06/03/2011
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - H Res 292 - Ground Forces in Libya
06/02/2011
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Pete Olson voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 385 - Prohibiting Funds From Being Used in Contradiction to the War Powers Resolution
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2017 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
04/09/2011
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Pete Olson voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) - HR 1363 - 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations
04/07/2011
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1363 - 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations
03/17/2011
Vote:

Pete Olson voted Nay (Passage) - H Con Res 28 - Removing Troops from Afghanistan

Contact Information

Campaign Email
Pete@Olsonforcongress.com

Campaign Email
Pete@Olsonforcongress.com

Campaign Website

Campaign Website

Campaign Social Media

Washington, D.C. Webmail

Washington, D.C. Website

Office Social Media

Campaign
4018 Weatherfield Court
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone: 281-778-3655

Campaign
Post Office Box 16381
Sugar Land, TX 77496
Phone: 281-342-7383
Fax: 281-342-7384

Campaign
13515 Southwest Freeway, Suite 207
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone: 281-342-7383
Fax: 281-342-7384

Campaign
Post Office Box 16381
Sugar Land, TX 77496
Phone: 832-436-1729

Campaign
8410 Highway 90 A, Suite 160
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Washington, D.C.
312 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5951
Fax: 202-225-5241

District
1650 Highway 6
Suite 150
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone: 281-494-2690
Fax: 281-494-2649

District
6302 West Broadway Street
Suite 220
Pearland, TX 77581
Phone: 281-485-4855
Fax: 281-485-4850

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