Ben Hansen (born June 29, 1979) is an American politician, businessman, and chiropractor serving as a member of the

Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...

from the 16th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 9, 2019.

Early life and education

Hansen was born in

Schuyler, Nebraska Schuyler is a city in Colfax County, Nebraska, Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city (as well as the county) is named afte ...

. He earned an Associate of Science degree from

Central Community College Central Community College is a two-year Nebraska public college with three campuses, in Columbus, Grand Island, and Hastings. In addition the college has learning centers in Holdrege, Kearney, and Lexington. Under the terms of a 1971 Nebraska ...

in 2000, a Bachelor of Science in psychology from

Wayne State College Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal ...

in 2002, and a

Doctor of Chiropractic Chiropractic education trains students in chiropractic. The entry criteria, structure, teaching methodology and nature of chiropractic programs offered at chiropractic schools vary considerably around the world. Students are trained in academic ar ...

from

Palmer College of Chiropractic Palmer College of Chiropractic is a private chiropractic college with its main campus in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and was the first school of chiropractic in the world. The college's name was original ...

in 2007.

Career

Since 2007, Hansen has owned Hansen Chiropractic Wellness Center. He also founded Blair Rent-It Center in 2014 and the Heritage Barnwood Company. He was elected to the

in November 2018 and assumed office on January 9, 2019. Hansen is also chair of the Business and Labor Committee.

Electoral history

References

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