Olsen resigned from the position citing "personal and professional obligations" that would not allow her to effectively help lead the party.

[5] In the November 2010 General Election, Olsen received 100% of the vote for the 25th district and easily won reelection for her seat in 2012.

[citation needed] Olsen was one of the first Republican members that responded by releasing their office spending in defense of the principle of government transparency.

Teachers who violated the ban could face prosecution for a felony and lose their state funded retirement pension.

The bill was in response to a Modesto high school teacher who left his wife and children for one of his students following her 18th birthday.

Olsen's bill would have stopped the popular practice utilized by Assembly and Senate Democrats where legislation is introduced and passed simultaneously thus nullifying the normal vetting and public review process.

[12] This process has been utilized to pass bills with wide-ranging and substantial policy effects in recent years.