Will retire at end of current term (announced Oct. 26, 2011)
Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.)
- District: 1st District, West -- Pittsfield, Leominster, Westfield, Amherst
- Residence: Amherst
- Born: September 3, 1936; Honesdale, Pa.
- Religion: Unspecified
- Family: Wife, Rose Olver; one child
- Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. 1955 (chemistry); Tufts U., M.S. 1956 (chemistry); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. 1961 (chemistry)
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Mass. House, 1969-73; Mass. Senate, 1973-91; U.S. House, 1991-present
- Elected: Elected: 1991 (10th full term)
- Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Energy-Water; Homeland Security; Transportation-HUD - Ranking Member)
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State Information: 1st District, West -- Pittsfield, Leominster, Westfield, Amherst
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2010 | general | John Olver (D) | 128,011 | 60% |
| William Gunn (R) | 74,418 | 34.9% |
| Michael Engel (I) | 10,880 | 5.1% |
| 2008 | general | John Olver (D) | 215,696 | 72.8% |
| Nathan Bech (R) | 80,067 | 27% |
| 2006 | general | John Olver (D) | 158,057 | 76.4% |
| William Szych (X) | 48,574 | 23.5% |
| 2004 | general | John Olver (D) | 229,465 | 99% |
| 2002 | general | John Olver (D) | 137,841 | 67.6% |
| Matthew Kinnaman (R) | 66,061 | 32.4% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 64% | John McCain: 33% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 63% | George W. Bush: 35% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 56% | George W. Bush: 33% | |
