Kris Hansen Explained

Kris Hansen
State House:Montana
State:Montana
District:33rd
Term:2011–2015
Party:Republican
Birth Date:21 December 1969
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois
Alma Mater:Augustana College (Illinois)
The John Marshall Law School
Profession:Attorney

Kris Hansen (December 21, 1969 – July 7, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. She was elected in 2010 to House District 33 which represents the Havre and Western Hill County area.[1] In 2014, she won election to the Montana Senate District 14, unseating Democratic incumbent Greg Jergeson, with 4,080 to his 3,196.[2] She resigned in 2016 to become chief legal counsel for the state auditor’s office, and was replaced by fellow Republican Russ Tempel.[3]

Hansen served in the national guard, and was a veteran of the Iraq war.[4] She died on July 7, 2022, at the age of 52.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montana Legislature. Kris Hansen. 24 September 2011.
  2. https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_State_Senate_elections,_2014 Montana State Senate elections, 2014
  3. https://www.havredailynews.com/story/2016/12/23/local/tempel-picked-to-replace-hansen-in-senate/511838.html Leeds, Tim. "Tempel picked to replace Hansen in Senate"
  4. Web site: Montana GOP. Kris Hansen. 24 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322072215/http://www.mtgop.org/krishansen.aspx. 22 March 2012. dead.
  5. News: Former Montana Lt. AG Kris Hansen has died . 3 October 2022 . KTVH . 8 July 2022.