Norm Olsen

Norm Olsen earned a high school diploma from Brooklyn Technical High School and a bachelor's degree from Union College in 1967. His career experience includes working as a computer programmer.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, I earned my BS in Physics from Union College (NY) in 1967, launching a fulfilling 45-year career as a software developer. After spending five years traveling the country as a product support engineer, I settled in the place I loved most: Colorado.

My path wasn't without its hurdles. Guided by the strong moral values and a solid work ethic I inherited from my parents, I persevered through two early business failures before building a successful enterprise that thrived in a competitive market for 25 years - ultimately selling to a very satisfied customer.

Today, while I'm officially retired, I still love writing software in between skiing, golfing, hiking, camping, spending time with my two children, and being a proud grandfather to seven.

I've lived the American Dream, and I want to ensure that every child - yours, mine, and all others - has the same opportunity to reach their full potential. As your representative, I will work hard to keep that dream alive for the generations to come.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Governments at all levels are flirting with financial instability. Colorado is now rated as 45th out of 50 in the financial stability category. The state of Colorado must return to concentrating on the essential functions of government: law enforcement, roads, education. water suuply.the Taxpayer Bill of RIghts (TABOR) must be saved. Any increase in taxation, or retention of excess revenue, must be strictly necessary, fully justified, and approved by the taxpayers of Colorado at a general election.As most legislative districts are considered politically safe for one party or the other, and nomination by the major party in a district is tatmouint to election, most every politician votes the way his/her party "suggests" them to vote. They represent their party, they do not represent you, the taxpayer. I have no political ambitions, and the Libertarian Party has no strings attached. I can, and will, represent YOU, the Colorado taxpayer.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

That Colorado is actively considering a train from Pueblo to Fort Collins is absoloutely absurd. It will be a white elephant that will consume taxpayer resources forever.

What I propose is absolutely necessary: use the resources which would be devoted to building train and use it to expand the capture, storage, and distrbution of water in Colorado. No that's something that makes sense and will help just about every Coloradoan in the state.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

I'm not for sale so there are no endorsements.

Norm Olsen did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Olsen made the following statement to [the profile publisher] regarding his political philosophy:[8]

Eliminate the annual budget deficit which is now routinely more than the total national debt just a generation ago. Without any serious limitation on the amount of money available, politicians and policy makers are not required to make hard choices. Thus government has become bloated, inefficient, ineffective, and in many ways corrupt. In essence, politicians are financing their re-election campaigns with loans co-signed by our grandchildren.

The "two-party" system is broken. Despite approval ratings in the low teens, 96% of incumbents running for Congress are re-elected. 79 members of the House of Representatives have been there for 10 or more terms. Congress delegates more and more power to a more and more dictatorial president.

The "two-party" system is broken. This can only be fixed at such time that neither major party is a majority party.

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