In 2007, Pete resigned his position and came back to Texas to run for his home seat, Texas’ 22nd Congressional District. Olson served in the Navy from 1989 to 1998 flying the P-3C Orion submarine hunter. Upon leaving active duty, he joined Senator Phil Gramm’s Staff, eventually becoming Deputy Chief of Staff. Upon Senator Gramm’s retirement in 2002, Olson served as the first Chief of Staff for Senator John Cornyn. He graduated from Rice University in 1985 and received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1988.Īlways dreaming to go into space, Pete joined the Navy the same day he finished the Texas bar exam.
He attended Ed White Elementary, Seabrook Intermediate, and played basketball for Coach Bill Krueger at Clear Lake High. In 1972, Pete’s family moved to Clear Lake, Texas. Olsen was born at Madigan Army Hospital, Fort Lewis, Washington, on December 9, 1962. He was the proud lead sponsor of the law which gave the Doolittle Raiders the Congressional Gold Medal on May 23, 2014. He formed the House Refinery Caucus, the House Artificial Intelligence Caucus, and the House Corrosion Caucus. While in Congress, he served on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, rising to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Pete Olson was elected to six terms in Congress.
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