Alan Olson (23)

Alan Olson is a Republican member of the Montana State Senate representing District 23, which covers parts of Custer, Rosebud, Musselshell, and Yellowstone Counties. A Havre native with over 38 years in the petroleum industry, he previously worked for Halliburton Services, the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation as a field inspector for 19 years, and Sanjel Corp; he was later named executive director of the Montana Petroleum Association and chaired the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. He also served as Chief of the Bull Mountain Fire Department.

Education and Political Experience

No specific details on education are available from public records. Politically, Olson served four terms in the Montana House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate in 2010 for two terms.