Hanson, Walter R. "Wally"
House 1971-72 (District 47B); House 1973-78 (District 62B); House 1981-82 (District 62B)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/26/1931
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/7/2014
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Wally
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Accounting Department; Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
EDUCATION
Sacred Heart Parochial School; Elementary School;
St. Agnes High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1949
University of Minnesota; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Air Force (Korean War, 4 years);
195? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Shirley Strobel (married on June 25, 1955)
Children:
Five children: Barbara, Deborah, Stephen, David, Peter
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for House district 47B in 1968.
His funeral was held at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. He was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.
Body:
House
District:
62B
Elected:
11/4/1980
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Traveling Accountant, Burlington Northern, Inc., St. Paul
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Environment and Natural Resources
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Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
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Local and Urban Affairs
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Local and Urban Affairs: Economic Development
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Local and Urban Affairs: Local Government Financing (Chair)
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Taxes
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Taxes: Tax Laws Division (Chair)
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Transportation
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Transportation: General Transportation (Chair)
Body:
House
District:
62B
Elected:
11/2/1976
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Accounting; Finance Department, Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
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Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
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Appropriations: Semi-State Division
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Commerce and Economic Development (Chair)
-
Transportation
Body:
House
District:
62B
Elected:
11/5/1974
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Finance Department; Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Labor-Management Relations
Body:
House
District:
62B
Elected:
11/7/1972
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Finance Department; Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: Health, Welfare, and Corrections Division
-
Environmental Preservation and Natural Resources
-
Financial Institutions and Insurance
-
Higher Education
-
Transportation
Session Notes:
A news article listed his margin of victory over Eugene Steel as only 73 votes. It was actually 919 votes.
Body:
House
District:
47B
Elected:
11/3/1970
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Accounting Department; Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Environmental Preservation
-
Financial Institutions
-
Higher Education
-
Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
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Transportation
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
News Sources
The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
No other information has been entered for this legislator.