Julie Olthoff (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020

Huge 1,305 VICTORY
Julie Olthoff: 18,536
Lisa Beck: 17,231

Olthoff is a Northwest Indiana native. She attended high school at Lew Wallace High School and earned her B.A. from Indiana University Northwest.

In 1987, she founded VIA Marketing Inc., a marketing communications company. She continues to own and operate the company today.

Olthoff has been active in her local community serving on the Merrillville Plan Commission, the Merrillville Board of Zoning Appeals, the Merrilville Chamber of Commerce, the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce.