Julie Olthoff is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 19. Olthoff is running for re-election in the primary on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

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.

• BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Indiana University Northwest

• BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Indiana University Northwest
• President/Owner, VIA Marketing, 1987-present
• Former Art Director, Ad-Com Advertising
• Former Cake Decorator, Glen Park Bakery

• BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Indiana University Northwest
• President/Owner, VIA Marketing, 1987-present
• Former Art Director, Ad-Com Advertising
• Former Cake Decorator, Glen Park Bakery
• President/Member, Merrillville Plan Commission, 2002-2008, 2010-2012, 2019-present
• Member/Chairman/Vice President, Merrillville Board of Zoning Appeals, 1994-1997, 2012, 2019-present
• Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 19, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
• Representative, Indiana House of Representatives, District 19, 2014-2018

• BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Indiana University Northwest
• President/Owner, VIA Marketing, 1987-present
• Former Art Director, Ad-Com Advertising
• Former Cake Decorator, Glen Park Bakery
• President/Member, Merrillville Plan Commission, 2002-2008, 2010-2012, 2019-present
• Member/Chairman/Vice President, Merrillville Board of Zoning Appeals, 1994-1997, 2012, 2019-present
• Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 19, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
• Representative, Indiana House of Representatives, District 19, 2014-2018
• Member, Trade Winds Pirate, 1998-present
• Member, CrossPoint Church, present
• Member, Work Group, United Way, present
• Member, Crown Point Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, Fair Haven
• Member, Home Builders Association Northwest Indiana
• Member, Rebuilding Together South Lake County
• Member, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Voice of Business Committee, Crossroads Regional Chamber
• President, Merrillville Redevelopment Authority, 2014-2020
• Financial Comptroller, CrossPoint Church, 2006-2014
• Board Member, Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2014
• Chair, Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2013
• Founding Board Member, Lake County Economic Development Alliance, 2013
• Founding Board Member, Engaging Northwest Indiana Business Women, 2009-2012
• Member, Lupus Foundation of Northwest Indiana, 2009-2012
• Gala Committee Member, American Heart Association, 2001-2004
• Chairman, Merrillville Chamber of Commerce, 1998-1999