Steve Hansen | |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1955 |
Birth Place: | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Education: | Morningside College (BA) University of South Dakota (MA) |
State House: | Iowa |
District: | 14th |
Term Start: | January 11, 2021 |
Term End: | January 8, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Timothy Kacena |
Successor: | Jacob Bossman |
State Senate1: | Iowa |
District1: | 1st |
Term Start1: | January 9, 1995 |
Term End1: | January 12, 2003 |
Predecessor1: | Al Sturgeon |
State House2: | Iowa |
District2: | 1st |
Term Start2: | January 12, 1987 |
Term End2: | January 8, 1995 |
Predecessor2: | James D. O'Kane |
Successor2: | Ronald Nutt |
Steven D. Hansen (born February 5, 1955) is an American politician. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for District 1 from 1987 to 1995. He was then elected to the Iowa Senate from District 1 between 1995 and 2003. Hansen returned to the state house in 2021, representing District 14.
Hansen was born in Sioux City, Iowa on February 5, 1955. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, political science, and criminal justice from Morningside College and a Master of Arts political science from the University of South Dakota.
Hansen served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995 and in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2003.[1] After leaving the legislature, he worked as director of the Sioux City Public Museum. He was re-elected to the Iowa House in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.[2] [3] In the 2022 election cycle, Hansen was redistricted to House District 2,[4] and lost to Robert Henderson.[5] [6]