Matt Hanson is a railroad engineer and
Democratic politician serving as an
Illinois state representative
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for District 83.
Elected in 2022 he defeated Republican
Keith Wheeler. The District includes parts of
St. Charles,
Geneva
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,
Batavia
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,
North Aurora,
Aurora,
Montgomery, and
Oswego.
Hanson earned a B.S. in business administration from the
University of Richmond and worked as an engineer with
BNSF Railway
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.
He was elected to the Kane County Board from District 6 in 2018, and but lost re-election to the seat in 2020. In 2021, the Kane County Board unanimously appointed Hanson as their representative on the
Metra
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board.
Illinois House of Representatives
In 2022, Hanson sought the Democratic nomination for state representative from the 83rd District. He won the primary, defeating activist Arad Boxenbaum. He went on to defeat incumbent Republican Keith Wheeler with 53.3 percent of the vote.
Hanson ran on a platform of protecting worker's rights, standing up for Illinois families, protecting a woman's right to choose and fighting gun violence.
He was sworn in for his first term on January 11th, 2023.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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