Notable personal detailsJerry Olsen is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a retired U.S. Army medic and a retired deputy sheriff with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (served 1999–2020). He is married and has two children, and he has said he is running a grassroots campaign focused on affordability and veterans’ issues.