- Bev Hansen
Beverly K. "Bev" Hansen (born
August 18 1944 inOroville, California ) is an American politician fromCalifornia and a member of the Republican Party. A former staffer to onetime state SenatorJim Nielsen , Hansen was first elected to theCalifornia State Assembly in 1986 from the 7th District, representing Lake and Napa counties and parts of Sonoma and Yolo counties.cite web | last = Vassar | first = Alex | coauthors = Shane Meyers | title = Bev Hansen, Republican | work = JoinCalifornia.com | date = 2007 | url = http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5914 | accessdate = 2007-01-25] A moderate, she won easily in 1988 and 1990, but opted not to seek reelection in 1992. This was mainly due to the fact that her district had been redrawn after the 1991 reapportionment and had become decidedly more Democratic, making it a longshot for any Republican (even a popular and effective one such as Hansen). She spent most of 1992 campaigning with and for fellow GOP AssemblymanBill Filante , who had fallen ill during his run for congress.cite web | title = Complete Primary Results | work = StateNet Publications | publish date = October 1992 | accessdate = 2008-09-28] Had Filante won and been unable to serve, Hansen was mentioned as a possible candidate to replace him. This did not happen as Filante eventually lost to DemocratLynn Woolsey and died shortly after the election.Hansen did, however, run for the
California State Senate in a 1993 special election for the 4th district left vacant when Democratic incumbentMike Thompson won election to the neighboring 2nd district (where his home wound up after reapportionment). She lost the GOP primary to then Shasta county supervisorMaurice Johannessen by a wide margin.cite web | title = Election 94 | work = StateNet Publications | publish date = May 1994 | accessdate = 2008-09-28]Hansen is currently a lobbyist for [http://www.ss.ca.gov/prd/lobbyingreport97/firm-lang.htm Lang, Hansen O'Malley, and Miller Governmental Relations] .
References
1.^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Bev Hansen, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved on September 30, 2008
2.^ California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.10 (October 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, October 1992.
3.^ California Journal Vol. XXV, No.5 (May 1994) "Election '94". StateNet Publications, May 1994.
External Links
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5914 Bev Hansen profile]
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