James Vear Hansen (August 14, 1932 – November 14, 2018) was an American
Republican
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politician from
Utah
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, who was a member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1981 to 2003.
Early life and education
Hansen was born in
Salt Lake City
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, graduating from the city's East High School. From 1951 until 1955, he served in the
United States Navy
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. He attended the
University of Utah
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, receiving a business degree from the school in 1961.
Career
The same year that he left college, Hansen was elected to the
Farmington
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City Council. He also worked as an insurance agent.
From 1973 until 1980, Hansen was a member of the
Utah House of Representatives
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, serving as speaker of the house from 1979 until 1980. In 1980, he defeated
K. Gunn McKay
Koln Gunn McKay (February 23, 1925 – October 6, 2000) was an American politician who represented the state of Utah. He served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1981, beginning in the 92nd United States Congress, ninety-second United States Ho ...
to represent .
He faced off against McKay two more times, in 1986 and 1988, prevailing in both races.
Hansen retired on January 3, 2003. Hansen served as chairman of the
Committee on Resources in his last term in the
107th Congress. Hansen ran for the governorship in 2004, but was defeated at the Republican convention by
Jon Huntsman Jr. who went on to win the election. He was appointed a commissioner on the
2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
When a portion of
U.S. Route 89
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in
Weber County, Utah
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was upgraded to freeway standards, it was named the
James V. Hansen Highway.
The federal building in
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth ...
was renamed the James V. Hansen Federal Building in his honor in 2004.
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Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
Personal life
Hansen died on November 14, 2018, at the age of 86.
References
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1932 births
2018 deaths
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
American businesspeople in insurance
Businesspeople from Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints from Utah
Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
Military personnel from Salt Lake City
People from Farmington, Utah
Politicians from Salt Lake City
Speakers of the Utah House of Representatives
United States Navy sailors
University of Utah alumni
Utah city council members
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Utah
20th-century American businesspeople
Members of Congress who became lobbyists