William Hanson (Arkansas)
William Hanson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
William Hanson was born in Camden, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Army from 1974 to 1975. Hanson obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1985 and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law in 1988. His professional experience includes working as a teacher and lawyer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Arkansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4
Incumbent Bruce Westerman defeated William Hanson and Frank Gilbert in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bruce Westerman (R) | 69.7 | 191,617 |
 | William Hanson (D)  | 27.5 | 75,750 | |
 | Frank Gilbert (L) | 2.8 | 7,668 | |
| Total votes: 275,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. William Hanson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bruce Westerman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 4.
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Hanson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hanson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I recently retired from Chabot College in Hayward, California where I was an Instructor and Department Chair for the Administration of Justice program, and the Director of the Law and Democracy Program. Prior to Chabot College, I was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Leadership at Mills College in Oakland, a program to advance the civic leadership capacities of women, and the Dean of Community Partnerships and Workforce Development at Laney College in Oakland. I have been a member of the law school faculty at Gonzaga University, John F. Kennedy University, and a visiting professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.
- My first priority is increased voter participation. In 2018, Arkansas was 49th in voter turnout. Voting is the most important tool a citizen has to hold elected officials accountable. We should enact policies that will increase voter participation and expand opportunities for eligible voters to cast a ballot.
- Education & Jobs. In the 4th District, we have to be aggressive in attracting and keeping businesses in the District. To that end, we have to support our educational institutions so they can train and/or retrain our workforce as needed.
- Food Insecurity (Hunger) - Arkansas ranks second in food insecurity. Even before the pandemic, one in four children were at risk of hunger. That number is now one in three.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 1, 2020
