Lowell C. Hansen II (born October 11, 1939) is an American

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from

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

. He is a member of the

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. Hansen who is from

Sioux Falls Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...

, served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, serving as

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of that body from 1977 to 1978. He was elected as the 33rd

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in 1978 and re-elected in 1982 as the running mate of

Bill Janklow William John Janklow (September 13, 1939January 12, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician and member of the Republican Party who holds the record for the longest tenure as Governor of South Dakota: sixteen years in office. Janklow had the t ...

and served from 1979 until 1987.

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Lowell Hansen's historical listing
1939 births Living people Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives {{SouthDakota-politician-stub