James Duncan Hansen (born November 5, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as a commissioner of the Ada County Highway District.
He was the 2006 Democratic nominee for Congress in Idaho's 2nd district, but was defeated by four-term incumbent Mike Simpson.
His father, Orval H. Hansen, was elected to Congress in 1968 as a Republican from Idaho's 2nd district and served three terms.
Hansen began his legal career as an intern for state Attorney General Jim Jones in 1984.
[4] In 1995 Hansen founded United Vision for Idaho, a coalition of organizations to empower participation in democracy and served as its first executive director.