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Rick Hansen's Biography

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Contact Information

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

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

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