Replacement For State Rep Who Resigned Over Cyber Security Issues Says He’s His Own Man

Replacement For State Rep Who Resigned Over Cyber Security Issues Says He’s His Own Man

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A newly appointed state representative from Chicago’s western suburbs says he won’t let the unusual way he took his seat define him. David Olsen was appointed a state representative over the weekend when party leaders chose him to replace Ron Sandack, after Sandack suddenly quit over what he’s described as “cyber security issues.”