Bill Hansell

Bill Hansell REPRepublican

State Senator, District 29

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Bill HansellREPRepublican State Senator, District 29
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William S. Hansell is an American politician, farmer, and minister from Oregon. He served over four decades in local and state government positions including eight terms as an Umatilla County commissioner and three four-terms in the Oregon State Senate, representing a large rural district in eastern Oregon. As a young man, he spent twelve years as an evangelical Christian missionary in California and Australia.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Oregon
BS Political Science
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Certified
Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Senator
Oregon State Senate
2013 - Current
County Commissioner
Umatilla County
1983 - 2012
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Member
Athena Baptist Church
Current
President
National Association of Counties
2005 - 2006
President
Association of Oregon Counties
1987 - 1988
Board Member
Wildhorse Foundation
Board Member
Pendleton Salvation Army
Board Member
Oregon Growth Board
Board Member
Hanford Clean-up Board
Chair
Umatilla Army Depot Reuse Authority
Chair
Oregon State Weed Board
Committee Member
Energy and Environment Committee for the Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Member
Weston Chamber of Commerce
Member
University Governance Work Group
Member
Board of Trustees, Oregon State Library
Member
Athena Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer
Future Farmers of America
Volunteer
4-H Youth Development Organization
Former Member
Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Natural Resources Subcommittee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Oregon China Sister State Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Conduct Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee On Legislative Administration, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on General Government, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Workforce Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Emergency Board, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
General Government Subcommittee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Redistricting Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Labor and Business, Oregon State
Former Vice Chair
Senate Committee On Labor and Business, Oregon State
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