407 State Office Building
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Full Name:
Richard 'Rick' Hansen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Suzanne; 1 Child: Evan
Birth Date:
03/01/1963
Birth Place:
Albert Lea, MN
Home City:
South Saint Paul, MN
Religion:
United Church of Christ
MS, Soil Management, Iowa State University, 1987
BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University, 1985
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 53B, 2023-present
Former Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 52A, 2004-2023
Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 53B, 2022
Member, Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Member, Capital Investment Division
Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
Vice Chair, Legislative Audit Commission
Co-Chair, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Member, State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee
Former Member, Agriculture Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Container Recycling Committee, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Former Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Legislative Audit Commission, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Technology and Responsive Government, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Chair, Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee
Co-Owner, Harmony Cedar, Incorporated, 2001-present
Supervisor, Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training Program, Minnesota
Employed, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 1988-2005
District Board Member/Former Co-Chair, Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation
Former Member, Expert Review Panel, National Association of Conservation Districts
Co-Chair, Dakota Citizens for Our Land and Water, 2002