Jim Hansen (Idaho politician)

Jim D. Hansen
Commissioner of the Ada County Highway District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2012
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 13B district
In office
December 1, 1992 – December 1, 1994
Preceded byBill Taylor
Succeeded byDave Baumann
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 20B district
In office
December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992
Preceded byJack Kennevick
Succeeded byRobbi King
Personal details
Born
James Duncan Hansen

(1959-11-05) November 5, 1959 (age 65)
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoan Cartan-Hansen
RelationsOrval H. Hansen (father)
Children2
Residence(s)Boise, Idaho, U.S.
EducationCollege of William & Mary (BA)
University of Idaho (JD)

James Duncan Hansen (born November 5, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as a commissioner of the Ada County Highway District. He was the 2006 Democratic nominee for Congress in Idaho's 2nd district, but was defeated by four-term incumbent Mike Simpson.[1]

Hansen was previously a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 1988 to 1994.[2]

  1. ^ November 7, 2006 General Election Results Statewide Totals Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 10 July 2007
  2. ^ Ada County Highway District Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 23 December 2013)