Gary Hansen | |
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Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 17, redistricted to 44 district | |
In office 1999 –April 20, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Al King |
Succeeded by | Tina Kotek |
Multnomah County Commissioner | |
In office 1990–1999 | |
Portland metro commissioner | |
In office 1982–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943or1944(age 80–81) Tigard,Oregon |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sandi Burket (1965-2003) Marilyn Adams (m. 2004) |
Residence | Portland,Oregon |
Website | Archive of county commission campaign website |
Gary D. Hansen is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He is a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Multnomah County commissioner. [1] He also served as a Portland Metropolitan Councilor for 8 years. He was elected president of the Oregon Association of Counties for a period. [2]
Hansen was born and raised in Tigard,Oregon,graduating from Tigard High School in 1962. He attended Portland State University and took Political Science classes. He worked as a plumber and was a part of a labor union. He married Sandi Burket in 1965,and had a son with her,Travis. Sandi died of cancer in 2003. [3] [4]