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{{Short description|American politician (1907–1988)}} |
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|name = Julia Butler Hansen |
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|term_start = November 8, 1960 |
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|predecessor = [[Russell V. Mack]] |
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|successor = [[Don Bonker]] |
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| term_start1 = January 10, 1955 |
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| term_end1 = January 9, 1961 |
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|term_start3 = 1939 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Elmer E. Johnston]] |
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|term_end3 = 1960 |
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| successor1 = [[Jeanette Testu]] |
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|district2 = [[Washington's 18th legislative district|18th]] |
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|term_start2 = January 9, 1939 |
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|birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon]] |
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|predecessor2 = Joseph Gardner |
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|successor2 = Arlie DeJarnatt |
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|birth_place = [[Portland, Oregon]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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|spouse = Henry A. Hansen |
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|alma_mater = [[Oregon State College]]<br />[[University of Washington]] |
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|education = [[Oregon State University]]<br>[[University of Washington|University of Washington, Seattle]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) |
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⚫ | '''Julia Butler Hansen''' (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988) was an American politician who served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1960 to 1974. She represented [[Washington (state)|Washington]]'s Third Congressional District as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from Washington. |
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⚫ | '''Julia Butler Hansen''' (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988) |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Her father, Donald C. Butler, was sheriff of [[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum County]] and her mother, Maude Eliza (Kimball), was named Washington's "Mother of the Year" in 1960. Hansen attended public school in Washington. She attended [[Oregon State University|Oregon State College]] from |
Her father, Donald C. Butler, was sheriff of [[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum County]] and her mother, Maude Eliza (Kimball), was named Washington's "Mother of the Year" in 1960. Hansen attended public school in Washington. She attended [[Oregon State University|Oregon State College]] from 1924 to 1926, and graduated from the [[University of Washington]] (Seattle) with a Bachelor of Arts in home economics in 1930. |
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==Entry to public |
==Entry to public service== |
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Hansen's political career began as a member of the [[Cathlamet, Washington]], city council, where she served from |
Hansen's political career began as a member of the [[Cathlamet, Washington]], city council, where she served from 1938 to 1946. She served in the [[Washington State Legislature]] as a member of the State House of Representatives from January 1939 until November 1960, serving as the first woman speaker pro tempore from 1955 to 1960. She served as chairman of the Western Interstate Committee on Highway Policies for 11 western states from 1951 to 1961. |
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==United States Congress== |
==United States Congress== |
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She was elected simultaneously as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[86th United States Congress|Eighty-sixth Congress]] and to the [[87th United States Congress|Eighty-seventh]] Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative [[Russell V. Mack]], and was re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses (November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974). She served on the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]] after serving for years on Education, Labor, Veteran's Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs Committees. |
She was elected simultaneously as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[86th United States Congress|Eighty-sixth Congress]] and to the [[87th United States Congress|Eighty-seventh]] Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative [[Russell V. Mack]], and was re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses (November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974). She served on the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]] after serving for years on Education, Labor, Veteran's Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs Committees. |
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==Later career== |
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Hansen did not run for re-election to Congress in 1974, and was appointed in 1975 to a six-year term on the [[Washington Toll Bridge Authority|Washington State Toll Bridge Authority]] and State Highway Commission. She served as chair of the Washington State Transportation Commission from 1979 to 1981. |
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== Anti-Semitism Allegation == |
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[[Ed Koch|Edward I. Koch]], later New York City mayor, recounted overhearing a conversation on the floor of the House in 1973 during a vote to fund arms replenishment to Israel during the [[Yom Kippur War]]. Speaking with two other members of Congress, Hansen allegedly "went off on a bizarre tangent, saying, 'You know, I was once cheated by a Jew,' and launching into a diatribe about how she did not like Jews."<ref>[[Ed Koch|Koch, Edward I]]., with William Rauch, ''Politics'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985), pp. 183-84, cited in Soffer, Jonathan. Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2012). ISBN 978-0-231-15032-3, p. 83.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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==Death and legacy== |
==Death and legacy== |
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Hansen lived in Cathlamet until her death there on May 3, 1988. She is honored by the [[Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer]], a [[National Wildlife Refuge]] established in 1972 in Cathlamet; the Julia Butler Hansen Elementary School, opened in 1994 in the [[Olympia School District]] in [[Olympia, Washington]]; and the [[Julia Butler Hansen Bridge]] connecting Cathlamet to [[Puget Island, Washington]]. |
Hansen lived in Cathlamet until her death there on May 3, 1988. She is honored by the [[Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer]], a [[National Wildlife Refuge]] established in 1972 in Cathlamet; the Julia Butler Hansen Elementary School, opened in 1994 in the [[Olympia School District]] in [[Olympia, Washington]]; and the [[Julia Butler Hansen Bridge]] connecting Cathlamet to [[Puget Island, Washington]]. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Bioguide}} |
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{{CongBio|H000174}} |
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==Further reading== |
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===Archives=== |
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*[https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv93724 Julia Butler Hansen Papers.] 1930–1984. 146 cubic feet. At the [http://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.] |
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*[https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv91324 Henry M. Jackson papers.] 1912–1987. Approximately 1,240 cubic feet. At the [http://lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=98 Women in Congress profile] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120618025715/http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=98 Women in Congress profile] |
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*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg600.htm Julia Butler Hansen Committee Papers - Washington State University Libraries] |
*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg600.htm Julia Butler Hansen Committee Papers - Washington State University Libraries] |
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*[http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/WA_julia.htm Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061015054225/http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/WA_julia.htm Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge] |
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#165.71.80 Julia Butler Hansen entry] at [[The Political Graveyard]] |
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansen.html#165.71.80 Julia Butler Hansen entry] at [[The Political Graveyard]] |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = American congresswoman for Washington |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = 14 June 1907 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Portland, Oregon]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH = May 3, 1988 |
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Julia Butler Hansen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 3rd district | |
In office November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974 | |
Preceded by | Russell V. Mack |
Succeeded by | Don Bonker |
Speaker pro tempore of the Washington House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 1955 – January 9, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Elmer E. Johnston |
Succeeded by | Jeanette Testu |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
In office January 9, 1939 – November 8, 1960 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Gardner |
Succeeded by | Arlie DeJarnatt |
Personal details | |
Born | Julia Caroline Butler June 14, 1907 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | May 3, 1988 Cathlamet, Washington, U.S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Henry Hansen |
Education | Oregon State University University of Washington, Seattle (BA) |
Julia Butler Hansen (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960 to 1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from Washington.
Early life and education[edit]
Her father, Donald C. Butler, was sheriff of Wahkiakum County and her mother, Maude Eliza (Kimball), was named Washington's "Mother of the Year" in 1960. Hansen attended public school in Washington. She attended Oregon State College from 1924 to 1926, and graduated from the University of Washington (Seattle) with a Bachelor of Arts in home economics in 1930.
Entry to public service[edit]
Hansen's political career began as a member of the Cathlamet, Washington, city council, where she served from 1938 to 1946. She served in the Washington State Legislature as a member of the State House of Representatives from January 1939 until November 1960, serving as the first woman speaker pro tempore from 1955 to 1960. She served as chairman of the Western Interstate Committee on Highway Policies for 11 western states from 1951 to 1961.
United States Congress[edit]
She was elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress and to the Eighty-seventh Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Russell V. Mack, and was re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses (November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974). She served on the House Appropriations Committee after serving for years on Education, Labor, Veteran's Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs Committees.
Later career[edit]
Hansen did not run for re-election to Congress in 1974, and was appointed in 1975 to a six-year term on the Washington State Toll Bridge Authority and State Highway Commission. She served as chair of the Washington State Transportation Commission from 1979 to 1981.
Anti-Semitism Allegation[edit]
Edward I. Koch, later New York City mayor, recounted overhearing a conversation on the floor of the House in 1973 during a vote to fund arms replenishment to Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Speaking with two other members of Congress, Hansen allegedly "went off on a bizarre tangent, saying, 'You know, I was once cheated by a Jew,' and launching into a diatribe about how she did not like Jews."[1]
Personal life[edit]
Hansen was the author of a book for children titled Singing Paddles, published by Binfords and Mort in 1935, which won the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation Award for Juvenile Literature. She married Henry A. Hansen, a logger, on July 15, 1939; they were parents of one natural son, David, and Henry's adopted son Richard. Hansen was also manager of the Wahkiakum County Abstract Company and the G. Henry Hanigan Insurance Co. in Cathlamet, and served as chairman and member of the board of trustees of Century 21, State of Washington, beginning in 1958.
Death and legacy[edit]
Hansen lived in Cathlamet until her death there on May 3, 1988. She is honored by the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, a National Wildlife Refuge established in 1972 in Cathlamet; the Julia Butler Hansen Elementary School, opened in 1994 in the Olympia School District in Olympia, Washington; and the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge connecting Cathlamet to Puget Island, Washington.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Koch, Edward I., with William Rauch, Politics (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985), pp. 183-84, cited in Soffer, Jonathan. Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2012). ISBN 978-0-231-15032-3, p. 83.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "Julia Butler Hansen (id: H000174)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Further reading[edit]
Archives[edit]
- Julia Butler Hansen Papers. 1930–1984. 146 cubic feet. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Henry M. Jackson papers. 1912–1987. Approximately 1,240 cubic feet. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
External links[edit]
- 1907 births
- 1988 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American women politicians
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Washington (state)
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
- Oregon State University alumni
- Politicians from Portland, Oregon
- University of Washington alumni
- Women state legislators in Washington (state)
- Washington (state) city council members
- People from Cathlamet, Washington
- Women city councillors in Washington (state)
- 20th-century Washington (state) politicians