Orval H. Hansen

Orval H. Hansen, 1971

Orval Howard Hansen (born August 3, 1926 in Firth , Bingham County , Idaho , † November 2, 2017 in Boise , Idaho) was an American politician . Between 1969 and 1975 he represented the second constituency of the state of Idaho in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Orval Hansen attended public schools in Idaho Falls . From 1944 to 1946 he served in the US Navy . He was later a member of the US Air Force Reserve . Until 1950 he studied at the University of Idaho and then until 1954 at George Washington University law. Then he continued his education at the University of London in England . Between 1956 and 1968 Hansen worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Orval Hansen became a member of the Republican Party . He was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1964 . From 1961 to 1962 he was leader of the Republican parliamentary group. In the same year he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. In 1966 Orval Hansen became a member of the State Senate .

In 1968 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the second constituency of Idaho, where he replaced George V. Hansen on January 3, 1969 . After two re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until January 3, 1975. His party had not nominated him for the 1974 elections. His seat fell back to George Hansen.

Another résumé

After the end of his political activities, Orval Hansen worked again as a lawyer. In 1977 he became the founder and president of the Columbia Institute for Political Research . Hansen is married to June Duncan from England, with whom he has seven children. The couple live in Idaho Falls. His son Jim is also a politician and ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives in 2006, albeit as a member of the Democrats .

Individual proof

1. ^ Former Idaho Congressman Orval Hansen dies at 91

Web links

• Orval H. Hansen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)