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    Hanson, Walter R. "Wally"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    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.

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    Total Days Served: 3647

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 62B
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Traveling Accountant, Burlington Northern, Inc., St. Paul
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Economic Development
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Local Government Financing (Chair)
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Tax Laws Division (Chair)
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Transportation (Chair)
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    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 62B
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Accounting; Finance Department, Burlington Northern Railway, St. Paul
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
    • Appropriations: Semi-State Division
    • Commerce and Economic Development (Chair)
    • Transportation
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 62B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    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

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: House
    District: 62B
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    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.
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1971
    Body: House
    District: 47B
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Oath Date: 1/5/1971
    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
    • Transportation

    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
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