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David Hann

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David Hann
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 48

Education

Bachelor's

Gustavus Adolphus College

Other

University of Chicago

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Business consultant
Contact

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David W. Hann (b. April 16, 1952) is a former Republican Party member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 48 from 2003 to 2017. Hann served as minority leader.

Hann also served as a school board member in Eden Prairie.

Hann was elected as chair of the Minnesota Republican Party on October 2, 2021.[1]

Biography

Hann earned his bachelor's degree in religion from Gustavus Adolphus College. His professional experience includes working as a business process analyst and as director of distribution for EA Sween Company. He served in the United States Army.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hann served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Rules and Administration

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hann served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Hann endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[3]

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio


2012

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

David Hann endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[4]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Steve Cwodzinski defeated incumbent David Hann in the Minnesota State Senate District 48 general election.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 48 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Cwodzinski 51.16% 24,303
     Republican David Hann Incumbent 48.84% 23,205
Total Votes 47,508
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Steve Cwodzinski ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 48 Democratic primary.[7][8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Cwodzinski  (unopposed)


Incumbent David Hann ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 48 Republican primary.[7][8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 48 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Hann Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Hann won election in District 48 in 2012 due to redistricting. He was unopposed in the August 14 Republican primary and defeated Laurie McKendry (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Minnesota State Senate, District 48, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hann Incumbent 51.4% 23,730
     Democratic Laurie McKendry 48.6% 22,459
Total Votes 46,189

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Hann won re-election to the 42nd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Ron Case ran for the seat on the DFL ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 42 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Hann (R) 19467 55.72%
Ron Case (DFL) 15443 44.20%
Write-In 26 0.07%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Hann won re-election to the 42nd District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Carol Bomben (DFL).[11]

Minnesota State Senate, District 42 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Hann (R) 18,547 51.77%
Carol Bomben (DFL) 17,249 48.15%
Write-In 28 0.08%

Campaign themes

2016

Hann's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Job Growth for a Strong Economy

  • I’ve fought to make Minnesota a leader in job growth, consistently advocating for policies that would encourage new investment and innovation. These policies would give workers better career advancement opportunities, raise wages, and increase benefits. Jobs and economic growth will continue to be a priority for me at the Capitol.

Lowering Healthcare Costs and Increasing Choices

  • While serving as Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in 2010, I learned first-hand about the importance of high quality care and the obstacles faced by patients, providers, and employers. Limiting choices for consumers is not an effective way to control costs. In a consumer driven health care system, the question, “Who will make decisions about your health care – you and a trusted physician, or someone else?” is answered with one word; “You!” I will continue to work to increase consumer choices for health care coverage in Minnesota.

Supporting Schools and Students

  • As a member of the Senate, I have worked closely with Eden Prairie and Minnetonka students, parents, teachers, and administrators. The schools in our district do a great job of preparing our students for the challenges they will face. Sadly, not every student across the state has the same opportunity as ours do. I have been dedicated to working on making all our schools better, and making sure all our students have access to a first class education. This has been my top priority since entering public service and it still is.

Maintaining Safe Roads and Transit Systems

  • Maintaining a reliable transportation system is essential to a growing economy. We all benefit from safer roads, faster commutes, and goods delivered to our doorsteps and local stores. I’ve been a vocal supporter of a 10-year plan to invest $7 billion in roads and bridges across the state and our local community. We can accomplish this without raising the gas tax.
  • Metro suburbs like Eden Prairie and Minnetonka also benefit from affordable, reliable transit systems like SouthWest Transit. This system has provided for a number of years convenient, comfortable coach bus service from the western suburbs to downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota. I support express bus service as an efficient option that has the flexibility to grow and change with our community.[12]
 ”
—David Hann[13]

Campaign finance summary

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David Hann campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 48Won $53,197 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 42Won $46,273 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 42Won $50,899 N/A**
2002Minnesota State Senate, District 42Won $15,821 N/A**
Grand total$166,190 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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2017

In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Taxpayers League of Minnesota

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[14]

2013

Hann received a score of 100 percent in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 4th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[15]

2012

Hann received a score of 100 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 3rd out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[16]

2011

Hann received a score of 85 percent in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 6th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[17]

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Hann's endorsements included the following:[18]

  • Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek
  • Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Hann and his wife, Annie, have four children.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ MPR News, "Minnesota Republicans elect Hann as new party chair," October 2, 2021
  2. ↑ Vote Smart, "David Hann's Biography," accessed October 27, 2023
  3. ↑ MPR News, "Rubio nets backing from two dozen state legislators," February 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Rick Santorum for President, "SANTORUM ANNOUNCES MINNESOTA LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENTS," February 6, 2012
  5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
  10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - Nov. 7, 2006," accessed May 15, 2014
  12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  13. ↑ Hann for Senate, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
  14. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
  15. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
  16. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
  17. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
  18. ↑ Hann for Senate, "Endorsements," accessed September 21, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
Mike Jungbauer (R) 		Minnesota State Senate District 48
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Steve Cwodzinski (DFL)
Preceded by
- 		Minnesota State Senate District 42
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
Bev Scalze (DFL)


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