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OLSON, RICHARD THOMAS

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FEC candidate id
H0MN02118
Internal id
0e80e536-7581-4d32-a2b7-3108ceba3cb9
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MN-02. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation730,253
PeopleMedian age38
IncomeMedian household income$108,849
IncomePer-capita income$51,623
IncomeIn poverty5.5%
IncomeUnemployed3.6%
IncomeGini inequality index0.413
RaceWhite alone75.8%
RaceBlack alone6.9%
RaceAsian alone5.5%
RaceHispanic or Latino8.1%
RaceTwo or more races7.6%
OriginForeign-born9.7%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home86.2%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home5.2%
EducationHigh school or higher63.8%
EducationBachelor's or higher43.5%
EducationAdvanced degree14.1%
HouseholdFamily households69.6%
HouseholdAvg household size2.60
HouseholdNever married (15+)30.8%
HousingMedian home value$386,000
HousingMedian gross rent$1,521
HousingSingle-family detached63.8%
HousingBuilt before 19401.8%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)2.0%
HousingVacant units3.1%
ServiceVeterans (18+)5.7%
HealthWith a disability10.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband94.3%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet3.7%
CommuteDrove alone68.5%
CommutePublic transit0.9%
CommuteWorked from home20.4%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2022$37,656$36,039$4,174$18,593$11,656
2020$108,041$109,795$-1,753$0$7,381

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 15.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2022-10-24INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL …24K$3,000
2022-09-27THE MAJORITY RULES24K$1,000
2022-09-06THE MAJORITY RULES24K$500

Connected on the graph

Inbound (3)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2022-10-24INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKERS LOCAL NO 67 PACcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-09-27THE MAJORITY RULEScontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-06THE MAJORITY RULEScontributed_to$500pas2

Outbound (2)

datetypetoamountrolesource
β€”principal_candidate_ofRICK OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEβ€”candidate_committees
β€”principal_candidate_ofRICK OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEβ€”candidate_committees

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