Jim Hansen (Utah politician) explained

Jim Hansen
Image Name:James Vear Hansen.png
Birth Name:James Vear Hansen
Birth Date:14 August 1932
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:Farmington, Utah, U.S.
State1:Utah
District1:1st
Term Start1:January 3, 1981
Term End1:January 3, 2003
Successor1:Rob Bishop
State House2:Utah
District2:54th
Term Start2:January 1973
Term End2:January 1981
Predecessor2:W. Edward Kerr
Successor2:Edward U. Knowlton
Party:Republican
Spouse:Ann Burgoyne
Children:5
Education:University of Utah (BBA)
Serviceyears:1951–1955

James Vear Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American politician from Utah, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003.

Early life and education

Hansen was born in Salt Lake City, graduating from the city's East High School. From 1951 until 1955, he served in the United States Navy. He attended the University of Utah, receiving a business degree from the school in 1961.

Career

The same year that he left college, Hansen was elected to the Farmington City Council. He also worked as an insurance agent.

From 1973 until 1980,[1] Hansen was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, serving as speaker of the house from 1979 until 1980. In 1980, he defeated K. Gunn McKay to represent .[2] He faced off against McKay two more times, in 1986 and 1988, prevailing in both races.[3] [4]

Hansen retired on January 3, 2003. Hansen served as chairman of the Committee on Resources in his last term in the 107th Congress. Hansen ran for the governorship in 2004, but was defeated at the Republican convention by Jon Huntsman Jr. who went on to win the election. He was appointed a commissioner on the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

When a portion of U.S. Route 89 in Weber County, Utah was upgraded to freeway standards, it was named the James V. Hansen Highway.[5] The federal building in Ogden, Utah was renamed the James V. Hansen Federal Building in his honor in 2004.[6]

Personal life

Hansen died on November 14, 2018, at the age of 86.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - James V. Hansen .
  2. News: Jim Hansen, southwestern Utah's congressman for 20 years, dies at age 86 . Deseret News . 2018-11-14 .
  3. News: Groups Fined for Illegal Contributions . Deseret News . 1994-07-15.
  4. News: The Elections: West; Utah-Bush . New York Times . 1988-11-10.
  5. Web site: Utah Code Section 72-4-208 . 2008-08-21 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080711120015/http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE72/htm/72_04_020800.htm . 2008-07-11 .
  6. http://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses.nsf/getcourthouse?OpenAgent&chid=1CD57B237FA1F1388525718B00735765 Federal Judicial Center
  7. Web site: James Hansen, Long-Serving Utah Republican Dies at 86 . 2018-11-14 . 2018-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115071143/https://www.rollcall.com/politics/james-hansen-long-serving-utah-republican-dies-86 . dead .