Rick Hansen

Rick Hansen DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 53b

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Rick HansenDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 53b
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Rick Hansen (born March 1, 1963) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2005. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Hansen represents District 53B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park, and parts of Dakota and Washington Counties.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Iowa State University
MS Soil Management
1987
Upper Iowa University
BS Biology
1985
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Representative
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2004 - 2023
Former Assistant Minority Leader
Minnesota State House of Representatives
Employed
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
1988 - 2005
Co-Owner
Harmony Cedar, Incorporated
2001 - Current
Supervisor
Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training Program, Minnesota
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Co-Chair
Dakota Citizens for Our Land and Water
2002
District Board Member
Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation
Former Member
Expert Review Panel, National Association of Conservation Districts
Chair
Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee
Former Chair
Legislative Audit Commission, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Select Committee on Technology and Responsive Government, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Environment and Natural Resources Policy, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Container Recycling Committee, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Former Member
Agriculture Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
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