Health & Fitness
Rep. Hansen Receives 2013 Merit Award from the Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Society
ST. PAUL, MN – State Representative Rick Hansen was recently award the 2013 Merit Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). The Merit Award recognizes noteworthy conservation activity or products of organizations, agencies or firms and is available annually to a SWCS member or non-member group, agency, business, product, etc. for accomplishments or contributions to the natural resource field. Rep. Hansen was chosen as the award winner for his contributions to conservation in the State of Minnesota.
“I am honored to receive this award from this excellent organization,” said Rep. Hansen. “Minnesota has long been a leader in conservation as a result of the hard work of many people and many groups like the Soil and Water Conservation Society. I’m thankful to be a part of that great work and will continue to do all I can to protect Minnesota’s beautiful environment and natural resources.
Rep. Hansen was first elected in 2004. Hansen graduated from Upper Iowa University with a BS in Biology and a M.S. in Soils Management from Iowa State University. Having also served on Dakota County’s Soil and Water District Board from 1997 to 2005, Rep. Hansen has put his background to use by playing a significant role in the Minnesota Legislature.
Rep. Hansen currently serves on the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committees. Rep. Hansen has a strong commitment to conservation and agriculture as is evident by his leadership in authoring bills for the Minnesota House. Recently, Rep. Hansen was chosen as a leader of Great Lakes Legislative Caucus.
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Rep. Hansen encourages constituents to contact him with any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas on any legislative topic. Rep. Hansen can be reached by phone at 651-296-6828 or by email at rep.rick.hansen@house.mn. Constituents can also visit Rep. Hansen’s legislative page and sign up for email updates.