OLSON, Pete, a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Wash., December 9, 1962; graduated from Clear Lake High School; B. A., Rice University, Houston, Tex., 1985; J. D., University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Tex., 1988; United States Navy, 1988-1997; United States Naval Reserve, 1998-present; aide to United States Senator Phil Gramm, 1998-2002; aide to United States Senator John Cornyn, 2002-2007; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-present).