 In 1997 allegations were made that he was abusive to his staff.Olson denied them and no charges were filed, however he attended two counseling sessions with Steve Sviggum, then Republican leader in the House.During his time with the legislature Olson was routinely received high marks on the Taxpayer's League of Minnesota annual score card, and received the fiscally conservative groups "Best friend of the Taxpayer" award Five times for perfect scores.