Richard "Rick" Olseen (born August 6, 1956) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 17, which includes portions of Anoka, Chisago and Isanti counties in the northeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

He also served on the Finance subcommittees for the State Government Budget Division (of which he was vice chair) and the Transportation Budget and Policy Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Subcommittee for Elections.

[3] His special legislative concerns include transportation, education, health care, and property tax relief.

He attended White Bear Mariner High School in White Bear Lake, then went on to the District 916 Vocational-Technical College (now part of Century College) for auto body repair and painting.

[1][4] Olseen served on the North Branch School Board from 1991 to 2001, then as a Chisago County Commissioner from 2002 to 2006.