Olsen runs for a seat in the Senate, with a focus to diversify Wyoming's economy

Mar. 27—CHEYENNE — A day after Sen. Affie Ellis, R-Cheyenne, announced she wouldn't seek another term in the Wyoming Senate, Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, declared his campaign for her seat in state Senate District 8. As a fourth-generation Wyomingite, husband and father of three, Olsen said in his campaign release last Friday that he is "committed to protecting our western way of life." "I firmly believe that Wyoming is the greatest place on Earth," Olsen said in the news release. "I first ran for office to make sure my children...