Drew Hansen

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Drew Hansen
Democratic Party
Candidate, Washington State Senate District 23
Washington State Senate District 23
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Christine Rolfes (D)
Prior offices:
Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2
Years in office: 2011 - 2023
Successor: Greg Nance (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$60,191/year
Per diem
$206/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 7, 2028
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
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Drew Hansen (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on August 28, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Hansen (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 23. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election.

The Kitsap County Commission appointed Hansen to the Washington State Senate District 23 on August 23, 2023, to replace Christine Rolfes (D).[1]

Biography

Drew Hansen's career experience includes working as a law partner with the Susman Godfrey law firm.[2][3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hansen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hansen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hansen was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Higher Education, Chair
• Judiciary

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hansen served on the following committees:

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

2028

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2028

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General election

The general election will occur on November 7, 2028.

General election for Washington State Senate District 23

Incumbent Drew Hansen is running in the general election for Washington State Senate District 23 on November 7, 2028.

Candidate
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)

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2024

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington State Senate District 23

Incumbent Drew Hansen defeated Lance Byrd in the general election for Washington State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
64.2
 
55,388
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Lance Byrd (R)
 
35.7
 
30,742
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
89

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 86,219
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 23

Incumbent Drew Hansen and Lance Byrd defeated Ace Haynes in the primary for Washington State Senate District 23 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
67.1
 
32,553
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Lance Byrd (R)
 
28.9
 
14,031
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Ace Haynes (R)
 
3.8
 
1,866
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
55

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,505
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen defeated Paige Jarquin in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
65.3
 
46,302
Image of Paige Jarquin
Paige Jarquin (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.6
 
24,568
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
48

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,918
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen and Paige Jarquin advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
66.1
 
30,573
✔
Image of Paige Jarquin
Paige Jarquin (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.9
 
15,673
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
39

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 46,285
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen defeated Elaina Gonzales-Blanton in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
62.2
 
53,425
Image of Elaina Gonzales-Blanton
Elaina Gonzales-Blanton (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.7
 
32,317
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
89

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,831
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen and Elaina Gonzales-Blanton advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
63.8
 
34,572
✔
Image of Elaina Gonzales-Blanton
Elaina Gonzales-Blanton (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.1
 
19,575
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
60

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 54,207
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
100.0
 
48,232

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,232
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2

Incumbent Drew Hansen advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Hansen
Drew Hansen (D)
 
100.0
 
26,504

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,504
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Drew Hansen ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2 general election.[4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Drew Hansen Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Drew Hansen ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2 top two primary.[5][6]

Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Drew Hansen Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Drew Hansen (D) and James M. Olsen (R) were unopposed in the primary. Hansen defeated Olsen in the general election.[7][8][9]

Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Hansen Incumbent 62.7% 29,064
     Republican James M. Olsen 37.3% 17,304
Total Votes 46,368

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hansen won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2. 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.[10][11]

Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Hansen Incumbent 60.2% 39,949
     Republican James Olsen 39.8% 26,416
Total Votes 66,365
Washington State House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Hansen Incumbent 52.7% 17,377
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames M. Olsen 40.4% 13,334
     Democratic Henning B. Larsen 6.9% 2,278
Total Votes 32,989

Campaign themes

2028

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2012

Hansen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

  • 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."
  • Healthcare
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."

Campaign finance summary

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Drew Hansen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Washington State Senate District 23Won general$2,355 $183,952
2022Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2Won general$228,059 $359,474
2020Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2Won general$386,170 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 23-Position 2Won general$152,090 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2Won $104,150 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives, District 23-Position 2Won $162,839 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 23Won $216,491 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Hansen and his wife, Julie, have two children.[13]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ ‘’Washington State Standard', “Hansen will succeed Rolfes in Washington state Senate,” August 23, 2023
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Drew Hansen," accessed September 13, 2023
    3. ↑ Susman Godfrey, "Drew D. Hansen," accessed September 13, 2023
    4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    7. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
    8. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
    9. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
    10. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed July 16, 2012
    11. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - Legislative - All Results," accessed August 15, 2012
    12. ↑ Drew Hansen, "Issues," accessed April 16, 2014
    13. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 16, 2014

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    Christine Rolfes (D)     		Washington State Senate District 23
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    2011-2023    		 Succeeded by
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