TROY M. OLSON is a post-9/11 army veteran, lawyer-by-training, family man, writer, sergeant-at-arms for the New York Young Republican Club, and chairman of the Veterans Caucus. Troy is currently serving as a legislative director in the New York City Council. In addition to a JD, Troy has an MA in International Relations and has a background in politics, campaigns, law, writing, and real estate. You can find his regular writings on his Substack where he writes about public policy, geopolitics, and American political realignment. Troy was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and is based out of New York City where he lives with his wife, Jacqueline, and his son, Theodore.