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Jo Oldson

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Jo Oldson
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 41st district 61st (2003–2013)
In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Jane Greimann
Succeeded by	Molly Buck

Personal details
Born	(1956-05-15) May 15, 1956 (age 68) Eagle Grove, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Brice
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Alma mater	Drake University
Occupation	Attorney
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Jo Oldson (born May 15, 1956) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 41st district. A Democrat, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2023. Oldson was born and raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa and resides in Des Moines. She received her BA and JD from Drake University.

As of June 2013^[update], Oldson serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce and Judiciary committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Ways and Means committee.

Oldson first won election in 2002, following the 2002 redistricting, winning a three-way primary and defeating incumbent Republican Betty Grundberg from the old 73rd District.

Electoral history

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*incumbent

Early 61st District contests

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 ^[1] District 61 Turnout: 2,943	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Jo Oldson	Democratic	1,542	52.4
		Marc Beltrame	Democratic	1,117	38.0
		Carolyn Riley	Democratic	273	9.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[3] District 61 Turnout: 12,387	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Jo Oldson	Democratic	6,520	52.6
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Betty Grundberg*^[2]	Republican	5,846	44.3
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 ^[4] District 61	Democratic	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[5] District 61 Turnout: 15,823	Democratic hold	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	9,339	59.0
	Democratic hold	Joe Grandanette	Republican	6,467	40.9
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 ^[6] District 61	Democratic	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[7] District 61 Turnout: 11,852	Democratic hold	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	7,893	66.6
	Democratic hold	David Payer	Republican	3,945	33.3

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[8] District 61	Democratic	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[9] District 61 Turnout: 15,769	Democratic hold	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	10,519	66.7
	Democratic hold	Eric Kohlsdorf	Republican	5,213	33.1
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[10] District 61	Democratic	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[11] District 61 Turnout: 12,871	Democratic hold	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	7,943	61.7
	Democratic hold	Darlene Blake	Republican	4,274	33.2
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[12] District 41	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[13] District 41 Turnout: 18,209	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Jo Oldson*	Democratic	12,055	66.20%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Clarke Davidson	Republican	5,054	27.76%

References

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^ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-01. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

^ Grundberg was an incumbent from the 73rd District.

^ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

^ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

^ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

^ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 195. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 102. Retrieved 2011-09-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 141. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 87. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jo Oldson.

Representative Jo Oldson official Iowa General Assembly site
Jo Oldson State Representative official constituency site
ProfileatVote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Jane Greimann	61st District 2003–2013	Succeeded by Anesa Kajtazovic
Preceded by Daniel Kelley	41st District 2013–2023	Succeeded by Molly Buck

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