{{Short description|American politician (born 1956)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jo Oldson | image = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Jo Oldson.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = | state_house = Iowa | district = 41st | term_start = January 13, 2003 | term_end = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = Jane Greimann | successor = Molly Buck | prior_term = 61st (2003–2013) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|15}} | birth_place = Eagle Grove, Iowa, U.S. | party = Democratic | spouse = Brice | relations = | children = | alma_mater = Drake University | occupation = Attorney | profession = | signature = | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=228 legis.iowa.gov/...] | footnotes = }}
'''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}}, 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== <nowiki>*</nowiki>incumbent {| class="wikitable" width=75% |- | {{Show | head-align = center | content-align = center | 1 = Early 61st District contests | 2 = {{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/PRI_StateRep.pdf |title=Canvass Summary – Final – 2002 Primary Election (6/4/2002) |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2002-07-01 |access-date=2011-09-19 |page=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929105357/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/PRI_StateRep.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | turnout_votes = 2,943 | result = (newly redistricted) | loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa | winner = Jo Oldson <!-- no incumbent --> | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 1,542 | winner_percent = 52.4 | candidate2 = Marc Beltrame | candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party | candidate2_votes = 1,117 | candidate2_percent = 38.0 | candidate3 = Carolyn Riley | candidate3_party = Iowa Democratic Party | candidate3_votes = 273 | candidate3_percent = 9.3 }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030309172016/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/PDFs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-03-09 |title=Canvass Summary – Final – 2002 General Election (11/5/2002) |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2002-12-02 |access-date=2011-09-19 |page=34 }}</ref> | turnout_votes = 12,387 | result = (newly redistricted) | loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa | winner = Jo Oldson | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 6,520 | winner_percent = 52.6 | candidate2 = Betty Grundberg*<ref>Grundberg was an incumbent from the 73rd District.</ref> | candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa | candidate2_votes = 5,846 | candidate2_percent = 44.3 }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 }}</ref> | turnout_votes = 431 | result = | winner = Jo Oldson* | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 423 | winner_percent = 98.14% }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004) |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2004-12-06 |access-date=2011-09-19 |page=32 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104025211/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2007}}</ref> | turnout_votes = 15,823 | result = hold | loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa | winner = Jo Oldson* | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 9,339 | winner_percent = 59.0 | candidate2 = Joe Grandanette | candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa | candidate2_votes = 6,467 | candidate2_percent = 40.9 }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2006/primary/2006PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf |title=2006 Primary Election, Official Results |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 }}</ref> | turnout_votes = 2,986 | result = | winner = Jo Oldson* | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 2,952 | winner_percent = 98.86% }} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2006-11-21 |access-date=2011-09-19 |page=40 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214021626/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2006}}</ref> | turnout_votes = 11,852 | result = hold | loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa | winner = Jo Oldson* | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 7,893 | winner_percent = 66.6 | candidate2 = David Payer | candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa | candidate2_votes = 3,945 | candidate2_percent = 33.3 }} {{Compact election box no change end}} }}<!--end of Show template--> |}
{{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change | election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 | election_note = District 61 | election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2008-06-19 |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=195 }}</ref> | turnout_votes = 3,144 | result = | winner = Jo Oldson* | winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party | winner_votes = 2,442 | winner_percent = 77.67% | candidate2 = | candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party | candidate2_votes = | candidate2_percent = % }} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 |election_note = District 61 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html|title=November 4, 2008 General Election Results|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=2011-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408054656/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html|archive-date=April 8, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> |turnout_votes = 15,769 |result = hold |loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner = Jo Oldson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 10,519 |winner_percent = 66.7 |candidate2 = Eric Kohlsdorf |candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa |candidate2_votes = 5,213 |candidate2_percent = 33.1 }} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 |election_note = District 61 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2013-01-15 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 1,756 |result = |winner = Jo Oldson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 1,390 |winner_percent = 79.16%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 |election_note = District 61 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf|title=Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|date=2010-12-16|access-date=2011-09-19|page=102|archive-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125175233/https://sos.iowa.gov/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |turnout_votes = 12,871 |result = hold |loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner = Jo Oldson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 7,943 |winner_percent = 61.7 |candidate2 = Darlene Blake |candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa |candidate2_votes = 4,274 |candidate2_percent = 33.2}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 |election_note = District 41 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf|title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=2013-01-15|page=141}}</ref> |turnout_votes = 431 |result = (newly redistricted) |winner = Jo Oldson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 412 |winner_percent = 95.59% }} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 |election_note = District 41 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=2013-01-15|page=87}}</ref> |turnout_votes = 18,209 |result = (newly redistricted) |winner = Jo Oldson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 12,055 |winner_percent = 66.20% |candidate2 = Clarke Davidson |candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa |candidate2_votes = 5,054 |candidate2_percent = 27.76% }} {{Compact election box no change end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}}<!--for current and future use if material is uploaded--> {{Portal|Iowa}} * [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=228 Representative Jo Oldson] ''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110220085020/http://www.house.iowa.gov/oldson/ Jo Oldson State Representative] ''official constituency site'' * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=32514 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4814 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ia-hs}} {{succession box |title = 61st District |before = Jane Greimann |years = 2003–2013 |after = {{nowrap|Anesa Kajtazovic}} }} {{succession box |title = 41st District |before = Daniel Kelley |years = 2013–2023 |after = Molly Buck }} {{s-end}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oldson, Jo}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:People from Eagle Grove, Iowa Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly Category:Women state legislators in Iowa Category:Drake University alumni Category:Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Drake University Law School alumni