Keith Olberg

R. Keith Olberg (born October 29, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician from California. He is a member of the Republican party.

Keith Olberg
Member of the California State Assembly from the 34th district
In office December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded by	Kathleen Honeycutt
Succeeded by	Phil Wyman
Personal details
Born	R. Keith Olberg (1960-10-29) October 29, 1960 (age 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lisa ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	2
Education	PhD in constitutional law/political philosophy
Alma mater	Claremont Graduate School (1993)

In 1994, freshman Assemblywoman Kathleen Honeycutt (R-Hesperia) opted at the last minute not to seek reelection for health reasons. She did not inform any GOP officials of her decision, but did tell then unknown Olberg, a consultant with the Building Industry Association, and also endorsed him. Although he was eventually joined in the race by veteran Victorville City Councilman Michael Rothschild, the tip off helped Olberg win the GOP primary easily, scoring 65% of the vote.^[1]

He won easy reelections in 1996 and 1998 in the vast, sparsely populated and overwhelmingly safe GOP district.

California Secretary of State Election

In 2002 Olberg ran for California Secretary of State. He won the GOP primary with 62% of the vote, then narrowly lost the general election to Assemblyman Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco) by 4 points.^[2]

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1995-2001

Year	Office		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1994	California State Assembly District 34		Timothy G. Hauk	34,802	34.2%		Keith Olberg	67,073	65.8%
1996	California State Assembly District 34		Lionel M. Dew	40,534	34.7%		Keith Olberg	76,248	65.3%
1998	California State Assembly District 34		Steven Figueroa	30,444	32.3%		Keith Olberg	60,374	64.1%
2002	California Secretary of State		Kevin Shelley 34% March Fong Eu 29%	3,357,173	46.3%		Michael Schaefer 21% Keith Olberg 62%	3,070,879	42.3%