As a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 66A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

[1] Hausman graduated from Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska with a B.S.

in Education, and then went on to Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois, earning her M.A.

Hausman was first elected in a 1989 special election after Rep. Ann Wynia resigned to accept an appointment by Governor Rudy Perpich as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Due to redistricting, Hausman was forced to run for re-election in district 66A in 2012.