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) |
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]