Keith Olberg

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Keith Olberg
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 34th district
In office
December 5, 1994 –November 30, 2000
Children2
Education PhD in constitutional law/political philosophy
Alma mater Claremont Graduate School (1993)

R. Keith Olberg (born October 29, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician from California. He is a member of the Republican party.

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In 1994, freshman Assemblywoman Kathleen Honeycutt (R-Hesperia) opted at the last minute not to seek reelection for health reasons. She did not inform any GOP officials of her decision, but did tell then unknown Olberg, a consultant with the Building Industry Association, and also endorsed him. Although he was eventually joined in the race by veteran Victorville City Councilman Michael Rothschild, the tip off helped Olberg win the GOP primary easily, scoring 65% of the vote. [1]

He won easy reelections in 1996 and 1998 in the vast, sparsely populated and overwhelmingly safe GOP district.

California Secretary of State Election

In 2002 Olberg ran for California Secretary of State. He won the GOP primary with 62% of the vote, then narrowly lost the general election to Assemblyman Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco) by 4 points. [2]

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1995-2001
YearOfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
1994California State Assembly
District 34		Timothy G. Hauk34,80234.2%Keith Olberg67,07365.8%
1996California State Assembly
District 34		Lionel M. Dew40,53434.7%Keith Olberg76,24865.3%
1998California State Assembly
District 34		Steven Figueroa30,44432.3%
Keith Olberg		60,37464.1%
2002California Secretary of State
Kevin Shelley 34%
March Fong Eu 29%		3,357,17346.3%Michael Schaefer 21%
Keith Olberg 62%		3,070,87942.3%

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References

  1. ↑ California Journal Vol. XXV, No.7 (July 1994) "Election '94". StateNet Publications, July 1994.
  2. ↑ California Journal Vol. XXXIII, No.10 (February 2002) "Special Election Issue: Complete Ballot Analysis". StateNet Publications, February 2002.

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