Drew Hansen

Drew Hansen
Washington House Of Representatives District 23b
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Appointed	September 2011
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Harvard College
Master's	University of Washington
J.D.	Yale Law School
Personal
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Drew Hansen is a Democratic member of the Washington State House of Representatives, representing District 23b since his appointment in September 2011. Beginning in the 2013 session, Hansen serves as Assistant Majority Whip.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Hansen's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Education

Excerpt: "Representative Drew Hansen has two young children, one in preschool and one entering first grade in public school, so he knows the importance of great schools. Before entering the Legislature, Representative Hansen volunteered on the steering committee of nearly every school levy campaign in his district so we could keep funding our public schools."

• Environment

Excerpt: "Representative Drew Hansen has worked to protect our quality of life by fighting for clean air and water, while making government more user-friendly (by supporting legislation that allows the Discover Pass to be transferred between two vehicles) and giving businesses more certainty on the effects of environmental regulations."

• Health Care

Excerpt: "Representative Drew Hansen supports health care as part of the social safety net to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens do not go bankrupt because they lack health insurance."

• Higher Education

Excerpt: "Before he entered the Legislature, Representative Drew Hansen served for six years on the board of the Olympic College Foundation, helping students from Kitsap County train for new careers."

• Jobs

Excerpt: "Representative Drew Hansen has a long record of support for job creation and job training. Before he entered the House of Representatives, he served for six years as Governor Gregoire’s public representative on the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), Washington’s principal economic development board, which invested over $30 million to create and retain jobs in Washington during Representative Hansen’s service."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hansen served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Finance
• Higher Education
• Judiciary, Vice-chair

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hansen won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 23b. Hansen advanced past the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated James Olsen (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington House of Representatives, District 23b, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Drew Hansen Incumbent	60.2%	39,949
	Republican	James Olsen	39.8%	26,416
Total Votes				66,365

Washington State House of Representatives, District 23b Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Drew Hansen Incumbent	52.7%	17,377
	Republican	James M. Olsen	40.4%	13,334
	Democratic	Henning B. Larsen	6.9%	2,278
Total Votes				32,989

Campaign donors

In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Hansen and his wife, Julie, have two children.

Scorecards

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Hansen proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $4.22 billion, the 23rd highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Recent news

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Drew Hansen News Feed

• Editorial: Roses and Raspberries (May 17) - Corvallis Gazette-Times - Corvallis Gazette Times
• Gov. Inslee signs law to encourage students to take computer science - South Everett Beacon
• Why Tesla CEO bolted Zuckerberg's political lobby: oil - Globe and Mail
• Bill would encourage Advanced Placement computer science classes - The Olympian
• Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - April 2013. - 4Hoteliers
• Irish Travel To St. John's For Critical BIG EAST Series - Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
• Alexandria Democrats to Host 2013 Legislative Review - Patch.com
• JOCK REYNOLDS with Phong Bui - Brooklyn Rail
• Jason Wryrynen Arrested: Man Could Become Suspect In Death Of 8-Year-Old ... - Huffington Post
• New Orleans Real Estate Transfers - NOLA.com

External links

Suggest a link

• Drew Hansen's personal website
• Official House website
• House Democrats website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

References

Political offices
Preceded by Christine Rolfes (D)	Washington House of Representatives District 23 2011–present	Succeeded by N/A