Prior to his election to the State Legislature, Hansen served on the board of the Twin Platte Natural Resources District.
[2] Hansen was elected in 2006 to represent the 42nd Nebraska legislative district, which consists of Lincoln County.
Because of the state's term-limits law, incumbent Don Pederson was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term.
[3] In the nonpartisan primary election, Hansen finished first with 42% of the vote, followed by Kaschke with 31%.
[6] Under Nebraska's term-limits law, Hansen could not run for a third consecutive term in 2014.