Evan Olson
Evan Olson
AZ-05 Democratic nominee?
$34.5K
JUL 22, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationArizona
BackgroundPolitical candidate
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EducationGrand Canyon University — Bachelor's (Government State and Local Policy, 2021)
Notable personal detailsEvan Andrew Olson is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District. He has filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle and is associated with the committee Evan Olson for Congress. He previously appeared on election-related resources as an Independent candidate and has also been listed as a candidate for Arizona State Senate District 15 in 2024.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that target corporations and wealthy interests while expanding federal spending on social programs (healthcare, education, housing) and re-allocating subsidies away from Big Oil and Big Pharma to fund those programs. Calls for banning private equity purchases of single-family homes, ending corporate influence in politics, and raising wages and union protections. Endorses “fair taxation for all income levels” and opposes corporate subsidies and funding for foreign wars as ways to free resources for domestic programs.
Healthcare
The candidate supports a universal healthcare program aimed at providing healthcare for everyone and proposes reallocating federal subsidies (including those to pharmaceutical companies) to fund a universal system. The position advocates government-funded universal coverage rather than market-only approaches.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports strengthening security at the southern border while describing that approach as effective and humane; their public materials emphasize physically securing the border rather than proposing broad regularization or expanded asylum access.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate says government should not restrict personal reproductive decisions and that, as a legislator, they would not enact policies to restrict personal freedoms related to abortion. The candidate supports safety standards and reporting for chemical abortion drugs and opposes taxpayer funding for abortion providers.
Climate & Energy
Supports limiting subsidies to large oil companies and prioritizes investments in long-term water conservation and reallocating water resources to urban needs; endorses policy action on resource management though does not endorse Green New Deal–style or explicit aggressive emissions targets on available pages.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports common-sense gun reforms such as universal background checks and safety measures, a short waiting period for purchases, and opposes guns in or near schools (including teachers carrying firearms).
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