# Dave Olin
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dave Olin
| state_house = Minnesota
| state = Minnesota
| district = [1A](/source/Minnesota's_1A_House_of_Representatives_district)
| term_start = January 3, 2007
| term_end = January 3, 2011
| preceded = [Maxine Penas](/source/Maxine_Penas)
| succeeded = [Dan Fabian](/source/Dan_Fabian)
| party = [Democratic Farmer Labor Party](/source/Democratic_Farmer_Labor_Party)
| birth_date = 1947
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [Concordia College, Moorhead](/source/Concordia_College%2C_Moorhead)
[University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School)
| profession = [Attorney](/source/Lawyer), [legislator](/source/legislator)
| spouse = Muriel
| children = 2
}}
'''David M. Olin''' (born 1947) is an American politician and a former [Democratic Farmer Labor Party](/source/Democratic_Farmer_Labor_Party) member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) who represented District 1A, which includes all of [Kittson](/source/Kittson_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Roseau](/source/Roseau_County%2C_Minnesota) counties, as well as portions of [Marshall](/source/Marshall_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Pennington](/source/Pennington_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in the northwestern part of the state.[[http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/html/l2002/pdf/01a.pdf "01a"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205802/http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/html/l2002/pdf/01a.pdf |date=2011-09-27 }}. Retrieved August 10, 2007.] First elected in 2006, he was re-elected in 2008, but was unseated by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) [Dan Fabian](/source/Dan_Fabian) in the 2010 general election.[http://dailyme.com/story/2010110300007169/fabian-wins-minnesota-1a-house-seat.html{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
Olin won his first term in 2006 when he defeated [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) DelRay Flom, an agricultural businessman, by a margin of 54% to 46%.[[http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=01A "Election Reporting"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718170855/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=01A |date=2011-07-18 }}. Retrieved August 10, 2007.] Incumbent Rep. Maxine Penas, a Republican, did not seek re-election.[[https://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2006/07/mn_house_races.shtml "The bottom of the ticket"]. Retrieved August 10, 2007.]
Olin was a member of the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, the House Civil Justice Committee, and the House Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also served on the Finance Subcommittee for the Public Safety Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division.[{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15250 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Olin, David M |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}]
Olin was raised near [Ada](/source/Ada%2C_Minnesota),[[http://www.locklaw.com/practice/govrel_state/polnews.htm "Minnesota Election Analysis"]. Retrieved August 10, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313144153/http://www.locklaw.com/practice/govrel_state/polnews.htm |date=March 13, 2007 }}] and later received a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in political science and history from [Concordia College](/source/Concordia_College%2C_Moorhead) in [Moorhead](/source/Moorhead%2C_Minnesota) and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from the [University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School).[[http://ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=01A "Dave Olin (DFL) 01A"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909151145/http://ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=01A |date=2007-09-09 }}. Retrieved August 10, 2007.] Prior to be elected a state representative, he served as Pennington County Attorney for 32 years.