John Walter Olver

US Representative from Massachusetts

A Representative from Massachusetts; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., September 3, 1936; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1955; M.S., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1956; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1961; instructor, Franklin Technical Institute, Joplin, Mo., 1956-1958; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1961-1962; faculty, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., 1962-1969; member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1969-1972; member of the Massachusetts state senate, 1973-1991; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Silvio O. Conte, re-elected to the ten succeeding Congresses (June 4, 1991-present).

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Government Positions

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

• Chair

Donors

Citizens for John Olver for Congress

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Donald J Cazayoux US Representative from Louisiana

• 2 contributions · 4,000 USD ('08)

Michael Anthony Montagano

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('08)

Robin Weirauch

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('07)

Campaign Donors

1 / 19

Jerome M Mileur Retired Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts

• 22 contributions · 29,100 USD ('91→'11)

Ronald M Ansin Retired shoe manufacturer

• 20 contributions · 26,600 USD ('91→'11)

Jeremy D Eden EHS Partners, Chicago

• 14 contributions · 20,000 USD (Mar 28 '91→Mar 7 '11)

C. James Koch Sam Adams Beer - Boston Beer Company

• 19 contributions · 19,550 USD (Jun 30 '93→Jul 15 '11)

Rose R Olver Professor of Psychology and Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies, Amherst College

• 12 contributions · 18,100 USD ('91→'11)

Charles A Baker III Chief administrative officer, Hillary for America

• 13 contributions · 17,200 USD ('93→'11)

Steve Grossman Massachusetts Treasurer; former chair, DNC

• 10 contributions · 14,700 USD ('91→'09) [+1]

• 3 contributions · 6,300 USD ('03→'07)

Alan Solomont Ambassador to Spain-Designate

• 13 contributions · 13,000 USD ('91→'07)

Lee Halprin Writer - Cambridge Massachusetts

• 16 contributions · 12,000 USD ('96→Mar 23 '11)

Dennis J Kearney Partner, Kearney, Donovan & Mcgee P.C.

• 16 contributions · 11,535 USD ('91→'10)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 3 '91→Jan 3 '13)

House Appropriations Committee

• Member

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

• Member

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

• Member

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Martha Olver

• daughter

Rose R Olver Professor of Psychology and Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies, Amherst College

• wife (Sep 12 '59→Nov '14)*

Schools

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The nation’s oldest technological research university

• BS (?→'55)

Tufts University Massachusetts university founded in 1852 by Christian Universalists

• MS

Updated over 2 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Sep 3 '36
Website	http://www.house.gov/olver
Aliases	John W. Olver

FEC Candidate: H2MA01020