Jon Hansen

Jon Hansen
South Dakota House District 25
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/two-year term
Per diem	$110/legislative day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Personal
Profession	Customer Service
Websites
Office website

Jon Hansen is a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 25. Hansen was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2010.

Hansen holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He has used his education to work in the field of customer service.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Judiciary, Vice Chair
• Legislative Procedure
• State Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hansen served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Judiciary
• Transportation

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jon Hansen endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hansen won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25. Hansen ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Hansen Incumbent	33.6%	6,217
	Republican	Scott Ecklund	30.9%	5,718
	Democratic	Bill Laird	19.9%	3,686
	Democratic	Janelle Smedsrud	15.6%	2,882
Total Votes				18,503

2010

Hansen defeated incumbent Oran Sorenson (D) and Dennis Van Overschelde (D) in the November 2 general election. Hansen was elected along with fellow Republican challenger Stace Nelson.

South Dakota State House, District 25 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Stace Nelson (R)		4,814	27.34%
Jon Hansen (R)		4,579	26.00%
Oran A. Sorenson (D)		3,859	21.91%
Dennis Van Overschelde (D)		2,918	16.57%
Kevin R Crisp (I)		1,441	8.18%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Hansen raised $11,822 in contributions.

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
South Dakota Republican Party	$1,667
Geraeta, Pat	$1,000
Hansen, Jon	$1,000

Personal

Hansen and his wife Sheila currently reside in Dell Rapids.

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Jon Hansen News Feed

• Dell Rapids legislator resigning to attend law school - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
• Mia Love To Run For Congress Again In 2014 - Huffington Post
• Eagle County Property Transfers - Vail Daily News
• Anderson appointed to replace Miller in state legislature - KSFY
• St. Louis County - Duluth News Tribune
• Wyoming State High School Track and Field: Thursday's Results - Casper Star-Tribune Online
• Norman C. Hoium, 87 - Brandon Valley Challenger
• Strangers from across the world become 'sisters' - Byron Review
• Gov. William L. Guy - Bismarck Tribune
• Two Rochester Students Named as Minnesota's 2013 Presidential Scholars - St. Paul Asian American Press

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Oran Sorenson (D), Timothy Rave (R)	South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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