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Leah Hansen | |
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| Member of the UtahHouseofRepresentatives from the 51st district | |
| Assumed office August 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Moss |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Weber State University (no degree) |
Leah Tonga Hansen is an American politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 51st district. A Republican,she was appointed to the seat in 2025.
Hansen is of Pacific Islander descent. [1] She attended Weber State University,but dropped out to raise her children.
Hansen supported HB261,an anti-DEI bill sponsored by Katy Hall in January 2024. [2]
In May 2025,Hansen announced her campaign to be appointed to Jefferson Moss' seat in the Utah House of Representatives following his resignation to lead Governor Spencer Cox's Office of Economic Opportunity. [3] Hansen won the special election to fill the seat,winning 59.52% of Utah County Republican Party delegates in the third round. [4] [1]
| 2025 Utah House District 51 special election results [4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Candidate | First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||||||
| Leah Hansen | 33 | 39.29% | 45 | 53.57% | 50 | 59.52% | ||||||||
| Corey Astill | 35 | 41.67% | 35 | 39.29% | 34 | 40.48% | ||||||||
| Melissa Gonzalez | 10 | 11.9% | 4 | 4.76% | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Jason Putnam | 4 | 4.76% | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Ricardo Felix | 1 | 1.2% | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Total | 83 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | ||||||||
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