Rob Farris-Olsen | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 79th district | |
In office January 7, 2019 –January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jenny Eck |
Succeeded by | Laura Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Farris-Olsen Helena,Montana,U.S. |
Education | Whitman College (BA) University of Montana (JD) |
Robert "Rob" Farris-Olsen is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 79th district. Elected in 2018,he remained in office from January 7,2019 to January 2,2023.
Farris-Olsen was born and raised in Helena,Montana and graduated from Helena High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies from Whitman College and a Juris Doctor from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana. [1]
Farris-Olsen completed a clerkship program with Judge Mike Wheat of the Montana Supreme Court. He then entered private practice,and has specialized in consumer protection law.[ citation needed ] In 2015,he was elected to the Helena City Commission.[ citation needed ] In 2018,he was elected to the Montana House of Representatives,representing the 79th district. [2] [3]