Bev Hansen

Beverly K. "Bev" Hansen (born August 18, 1944 in Oroville, California) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party.

A former staffer to onetime state Senator Jim Nielsen, Hansen was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1986 from the 8th District, representing Lake and Napa counties and parts of Sonoma and Yolo counties.^[1] A moderate, she won easily in 1988 and 1990, but opted not to seek reelection in 1992. This was mainly because her district had been redrawn after the 1991 reapportionment and had become decidedly more Democratic, making it a longshot for any Republican. She spent most of 1992 campaigning with and for fellow GOP Assemblyman Bill Filante, who had fallen ill during his run for congress.^[2] 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 Democrat Lynn 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 incumbent Mike Thompson won election to the neighboring 2nd district (where his home wound up after reapportionment). She lost the GOP primary to then Shasta county supervisor Maurice Johannessen by a wide margin.^[3]

Hansen is currently a lobbyist for Lang, Hansen O'Malley, and Miller Governmental Relations.

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1987-1993

Year	Office		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1986	California State Assembly District 8		Mary Jadiker	43,831	37.3%		Bev Hansen	73,606	62.7%
1988	California State Assembly District 8		Bruce Ketron	47,976	32.5%		Bev Hansen	94,313	63.9%
1990	California State Assembly District 8		none				Bev Hansen	94,722	76.5%		Erick W. Roberts	29,101	23.5%
1993	California State Senate District 4 (special election)		Montana Podva	76,509	39.1%		Maurice Johannessen 59% Bev Hansen 39%	108,982	55.7%

References

1. Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Bev Hansen, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
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

• Bev Hansen profile