Date of Birth: July 22nd, 1966
Education: B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. in Energy and Resources, University of California-Berkeley
Occupation: President, Downstream Strategies
Children: Shelby Reese Hansen
Parents: Eleanor and Edwin Hansen
Religion: Jewish
Town of Birth: Newark, NJ
Affiliations: Board of Directors, Morgantown Rotary Club; Board of Directors of Spark! Imagination and Science Center; Board of Directors of Read Aloud of Monongalia County; Board of Directors of Canaan Valley Institute; Morgantown Chamber of Commerce
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Delegate Hansen was the Lead Sponsor of 22 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 17 | Natural Resources and the Public Estate Amendment | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2128 | Establishing reporting requirements for utilities that are members of a regional transmission organization | Pending | |
| HB 2412 | Relating to allowing the use of degraded properties as an approved location to place solar panels utilized by power generating units | Pending | |
| HB 2413 | Removing cap on numbers of wells operators required to pay annual oversight fee | Pending | |
| HB 2414 | Relating to Well Location Restrictions | Pending | |
| HB 2415 | Increasing transparency in the apportionment process for congressional and legislative districts | Pending | |
| HB 2416 | Allowing increased civil administrative penalties to be promulgated by legislative rules of by the Department of Environmental Protection | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2417 | Relating to requiring disclosure of the lawful activity that is the basis of a permit application with the Department of Environmental Protection | Pending | |
| HB 2418 | Creating the WV Energy Efficiency Jobs Creation Act | Pending | |
| HB 2419 | Establishing a community solar program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills | Pending | |
| HB 2420 | Relating to power generating plant sites | Pending | |
| HB 2421 | Amending surface mining reclamation requirements | Pending | |
| HB 2447 | Relating to modernization of procedures for voting in public elections | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2555 | Revising ethical standards for the public service commission | Pending | |
| HB 2857 | Workplace bullying accountability | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2858 | Relating to a counties' ability to regulate floodplains under National Flood Insurance Program guidelines | Pending | |
| HB 2887 | Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3008 | Repealing section of code authorizing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3112 | Community Air Monitoring | Pending | |
| HB 3173 | Placing a two year a cap on electrical utility rates | Pending | |
| HB 3415 | New and existing Orphan Well Prevention Act | Pending | |
| HB 3416 | New oil and Gas Well Plugging Assurance Act | Pending | |
MEDIA | |||
| Release Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislators Urge Action on DNR Director Accused of Domestic Violence | 04/29/2019 | ||
| Delegates Hansen and Williams to Form North-central West Virginia Roads Caucus | 01/14/2019 | ||
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