16 Facts About Kim Olson

Kimberly D Olson was born on October 24,1957 and is an American non-profit executive, politician, and retired military officer from the state of Texas.

Kim Olson served in the United States Air Force for 25 years, reaching the rank of colonel.

Kim Olson was the Democratic Party nominee for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2018 elections and a candidate in the 2020 elections seeking to represent in the United States House of Representatives.

Kim Olson's parents were teachers in the United States Department of Defense.

Kim Olson graduated from Ohio State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education.

Kim Olson earned Master of Arts degrees in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and in national security strategy from the National Defense University, as well as Master of Business Administration from Webster University.

Kim Olson was the first woman to go through flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base and became one of the first female pilots in the Air Force.

Kim Olson served as a squadron commander of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron out of Fairchild Air Force Base, becoming one of only eight female squadron commanders.

Kim Olson reached the rank of colonel in 2000, and was assigned to the comptroller's office in The Pentagon in early 2003.

Three months into the role, Garner was replaced by Paul Bremer, and the Department of Defense charged Kim Olson with providing improper assistance to a private security firm from South Africa.

Kim Olson was allowed to retire with an honorable discharge without a reduction in rank, which she received in May 2005.

Kim Olson wrote a memoir, Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace, which was published in 2006.

In 2007, Kim Olson became the Director of Human Resources for the Dallas Independent School District.

Kim Olson resigned her seat, effective September 1,2011, because she and her husband decided to move out of Weatherford, which made her ineligible to serve on the WISD school board.

Kim Olson ran for the United States House of Representatives in in the 2020 elections.

Kim Olson met her husband, Kent, while they both served as flight instructors for the Air Force in Arizona.