Loren Lowell "Ron" Hanks[1] is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2021 to early 2023.

[13] In May 2021, Hanks threatened to assault Colorado House Minority Leader and fellow Republican Hugh McKean over a legislative disagreement.

The next month, Hanks participated in a conference hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, known for promoting false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

[4] In August 2021, Hanks attended a rally in Mesa County to support Tina Peters, a local Republican county clerk who was affiliated with groups promoting false claims of election fraud and was later arrested and indicted for seven felony charges related to election tampering and misconduct.

[4] However, in the 2022 Republican primary election for United States Senator from Colorado, Joe O'Dea defeated Hanks and one write-in candidate.

[19] Hanks participated in the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol, saying that "people had already entered the building" by the time he arrived at a designated meeting area.