Jessica "Jess" Hanson (born September 13, 1986) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021.
Hanson defeated former Republican representative and state auditor candidate Pam Myhra in the general election.
In 2020, Hanson had her election results challenged, but a judge dismissed the case for failing to state a claim and a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
[7] Hanson authored legislation to repeal a gag order on the study for a Dan Patch commuter rail line that would link Northfield, Minnesota to Minneapolis.
[9] Hanson signed on to a letter calling on the Biden administration to stop Line 3, a tar sands pipeline proposed to cut through Minnesota tribal lands.