[1] Oliverio ran for his former State Senate district as a Republican in 2018, but lost to incumbent Bob Beach.
[2] In 2022, Oliverio ran again in the open 13th district after Beach retired, defeating delegate Barbara Fleischauer.
[8] In 2010 the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List said "it spent $78,000 on the 1st District race and made 80,000 prerecorded calls on Oliverio's behalf Monday and Tuesday.
"[9] Along with Delegate Jonathan Miller, a Republican,[10] he served as the state co-chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
[11][12] Oliverio was also thanked in a 2006 speech by President George W. Bush for his assistance in securing the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.
[6] Oliverio announced his interest in entering the 2012 congressional race for a re-match with McKinley, but ultimately decided not to run.