Brent C. Oleson
Democratic · IA · Linn County Treasurer
Linn County Treasurer, elected in 2022.
Where Brent C. Oleson stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Spoke at a Cedar Rapids City Council meeting and accused the council of deciding things in private. He asked for a public vote on a county plan for a youth gun violence position.
May 8, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: thegazette.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Opposed a raise that pushed Linn County supervisors' pay to $100,863 a year in 2015. He and Ben Rogers wanted a smaller raise to $99,872, below six figures.
August 7, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: thegazette.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted as treasurer, on a three-member panel of county officers, to fill an open supervisor seat by appointment instead of a special election. The panel voted 3-0.
February 21, 2025
Source: kcrg.com
Won the November 2022 election for Linn County Treasurer with 50,909 votes (55.65%). Republican Paul Talley got 40,500 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: linncountyiowa.gov
Endorsed Joe Biden for president before the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. He had earlier backed Beto O'Rourke.
December 23, 2019
Source: presidency.ucsb.edu
Voted with the full board to pass the county budget and pay raises that set supervisors' salaries at $115,726. Supervisors had frozen their own pay the two years before.
March 13, 2019
Source: thegazette.com
Won the 2018 election for Linn County Supervisor District 3, beating fellow supervisor John Harris 19,641 to 16,154.
November 6, 2018
Source: kcrg.com
Posted on his personal Facebook page that he was 'taking the gloves off' with Trump supporters he saw as online bullies. He called some commenters 'idiot' and 'pissant.'
October 22, 2017
Source: kcrg.com
Voted for a county ordinance raising the Linn County minimum wage in steps to $10.25 by 2019. The board passed it 4-1.
September 12, 2016
Source: thegazette.com
Spoke against automatic yearly minimum wage increases tied to inflation. The board then voted 4-1 to remove that part of the county wage ordinance.
August 31, 2016
Source: kcrg.com
Endorsed Ron Paul for president in December 2011 while serving as a Republican Linn County Supervisor. He cited Paul's plans to cut federal spending and debt.
December 16, 2011
Source: presidency.ucsb.edu
Past race Brent C. Oleson ran in:
- Linn County Treasurer · November 3, 2026 · Linn County, Iowa · incumbent