Brian Ross Dansel (born April 2, 1983) is an American politician, political advisor, and current member of the
Ferry County Board of Commissioners. Before that he served as a Special Assistant to the
United States Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of
Donald Trump. He was previously a
Republican member of the
Washington State Senate from the
7th Legislative District.
Dansel won the seat in the 2013 election, in which he defeated appointed senator
John Smith
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, and was sworn in on December 6, 2013.
In a letter to the Washington State Office of Governor dated January 24, 2017, Dansel resigned as senator for the seventh district and vacated his seat after accepting a position with the Trump Administration as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture. In early November, he returned to Washington state to be the director of the state's USDA
Farm Service Agency.
In 2023, he became a
Ferry County Commissioner
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.
On February 10, 2024, Dansel announced that he would be a candidate for the
United States House of Representatives to succeed
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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, who is not seeking reelection.
Awards
* 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by
NFIB.
References
Republican Party Washington (state) state senators
Living people
1983 births
People from Ferry County, Washington
21st-century American politicians
Trump administration personnel
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