Keith Olberg
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 34th district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded byKathleen Honeycutt
Succeeded byPhil Wyman
Personal details
Born
R. Keith Olberg

(1960-10-29) October 29, 1960
Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Lisa
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(m. 1982)​
Children2
EducationPhD in constitutional law/political philosophy
Alma materClaremont 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. From 1994 to 2000 he represented the Apple Valley-Victorville-Hesperia based 34th district in the California State Assembly.

In 1994, freshman Assemblywoman Kathleen Honeycutt (R-Hesperia) opted at the last minute not to seek reelection due to 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) 42.3 % to 46.3%. [2]

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1995-2001
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1994 California State Assembly
District 34		 Timothy G. Hauk 34,802 34.2% Keith Olberg 67,073 65.8%
1996 California State Assembly
District 34		 Lionel M. Dew 40,534 34.7% Keith Olberg 76,248 65.3%
1998 California State Assembly
District 34		 Steven Figueroa 30,444 32.3%
Keith Olberg		 60,374 64.1%
2002 California Secretary of State
 Kevin Shelley 34%
March Fong Eu 29%		 3,357,173 46.3% Michael Schaefer 21%
Keith Olberg 62%		 3,070,879 42.3%

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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