Dem. newcomer files for U.S. House District 1

John Olson, 34, an Army Reservist for the past 15 years filed for U.S. House District 1., so far he is the only Democrat challenger to U.S. Rep. John Sullivan.

Olson said he became interested in politics during the debt ceiling fiasco in Congress when his units training was canceled, pay was delayed and those waiting for deployment were put under additional stress.

“The whole idea of politics interfering with the Army at a time of war, made me decide that something had to change,” Olson said.

He said that with bad news in his district from American Airlines and the U.S. Postal Service, jobs and the economy will become more important than ever.