[1] Maud Olivier joined the Socialist Party in 1981,[2] was elected to the list of the mayor of Les Ulis, Paul Loridant in 1983[3] and became first deputy in 2001.

[11] The 2012 legislative elections enabled her to win the fifth constituency with 54.81% of the vote in the second round against the UMP candidate mayor of Bièvres Hervé Hocquard.

[13] During the 2017 legislative elections, Maud Olivier was eliminated in the first round with 10.46% of the vote, finishing behind the Republican candidate Laure Darcos and the representative of the presidential party En Marche!

[14] Maud Olivier in consultation with the government drew up the text of a bill strengthening the fight against the prostitution system submitted to the office of the National Assembly in October 2013.

[15] It also includes a component of the fight against pimping and trafficking in human beings, a strengthening of sexuality education, and the empowerment of clients of prostitution by prohibiting the purchase of sex.