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By STEVE BENSON
Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer
Friday, March 17, 2006
Jim Hansen, a Boise Democrat hoping to represent eastern Idaho in the U.S. House of Representatives, visited the Wood River Valley recently to drum up support.
Hansen, who served in the Idaho Legislature from 1988 to 1994, is challenging Republican incumbent Mike Simpson in the 2006 election to represent Idaho's 2nd Congressional District. The district stretches from Elmore County east to the Wyoming border, and from Lemhi County south to the Utah and Nevada state lines. It includes Blaine County.
Hansen's first test will be against fellow Democrat Craig Cooper, who's also running for the seat, in the May 23 primary election. Simpson is not being challenged by a Republican candidate. The general election will be held Nov. 7.
Hansen, who grew up in Idaho Falls, comes from a family deeply rooted in Idaho politics. His father, Orval, grew up on a farm in Idaho Falls and served in the state Legislature from 1956 to 1968 the U.S. House of Representatives from 1968 to 1975.
Two of his uncles also served in the Idaho Legislature.
For the full article in the Idaho Mountain Express
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