Barbara Olschner

Barbara Friers Olschner (born March 29, 1951) is a published author, speaker, lawyer and politician.[3] Olshner ran for Congress as a moderate Republican in Florida's 2nd congressional district in 2010.[3] In 2013, she published a book titled, The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority, released by the University Press of Florida, which is a non-fiction account of the 2010 race.[4] The book received a lot of praise from the general public on her attempt to address extremism.[5][6] She was also the founder and owner of the law firm Olschner & Hart in Birmingham, Alabama, and now practices law in Fairhope, Alabama. Olschner has over twenty-five years of litigation experience.

Barbara F. Olschner
Born
Barbara Friers Olschner[1]

(1951-03-29) March 29, 1951[2]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Cumberland School of Law
Occupation(s)Author, lawyer
Known forAuthor, speaker, politician
Websitehttp://thereluctantrepublican.net/

She is also the founder of the non-profit organization, Purple Moderates, which was established to "educate, inform and support" a moderate platform in politics.

Early life

Olschner is a native of North Carolina who moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to practice law. After 30 years, she moved to Walton County, Florida, where she currently resides. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Creative Arts from the University of North Carolina and received her law degree from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in Birmingham.[3]

References
  1. "Ms. Barbara Friers Olschner". Martindale-Hubbell.
  2. Hubbell, Martindale (December 2003). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 1. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561605699.
  3. "Barbara F. Olschner" (PDF). League of Women Voters. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. "The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority". Publishers Weekly. March 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. WHEELER, DEBORAH. "'Reluctant Republican' takes on extremism in new book". Walton Sun. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. Lorei, Rob. "Republican Candidate Warns That the Party Is Moving Too Far to the Right". WMNF. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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