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Heath Hansen
Heath Hansen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 6. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Hansen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Heath Hansen was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He earned an undergraduate degree from Nebraska Christian College in 2012.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 6
Craig Williams defeated C.J. Petersen in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig Williams (R) | 69.1 | 18,919 |
 | C.J. Petersen (D)  | 30.8 | 8,418 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 27,371 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 6
C.J. Petersen advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 6 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | C.J. Petersen | 99.7 | 2,787 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,795 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 6
Craig Williams defeated Heath Hansen in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 6 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Williams | 60.7 | 3,132 |
 | Heath Hansen | 38.9 | 2,007 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 5,161 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heath Hansen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hansen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He ministers as senior pastor of the Audubon Church of Christ. Like many parents, he has a second job. In this capacity, he counsels troubled young men at the Manning House in Manning. When not working, Hansen serves his community as vice president of the Audubon Community Schools Board of Education.
Running on a platform of "pro-life, pro-gun, pro-Iowa," Heath hopes to bring rural Iowa values to Des Moines through hard work, dedication and a listening ear.- Pro-Life
- Pro-Second Amendment
- Pro-Rural Iowa
I am passionate about seeing rural communities thrive, local businesses take off, and seeing virtuous citizens raised.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 17, 2020
