It has been some time since we had a chance to discuss Mark Olson. It appears that our favorite convicted abuser has a new challenger. The only question at this point is whether or not the people of the district will continue to support a man known to have beaten his wife.
Larry Schumacher has the story on his blog:
Olson's first challenger
Posted: 11/13/2007 at 5:32 PM
Big Lake resident Steve Andrews announced on Tuesday that he intends to seek the DFL Party endorsement for a House District 16B seat in next year's election.
Andrews, a vice-president of technology for Minneapolis-based Fintegra Financial Solutions and co-owner of Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating of Maple Grove with his wife, Mary, becomes the first candidate to announce a run against Rep. Mark Olson, R-Big Lake.
Andrews is a former member of the Monticello Housing & Redevelopment Authority and a St. John's University graduate.
House District 16B includes the cities of Clear Lake, Becker and Big Lake.
