Matt Hanson (politician)

Matt Hanson is a railroad engineer and Democratic politician serving as an Illinois state representative for District 83.[1] Elected in 2022 he defeated Republican Keith Wheeler. The District includes parts of St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery, and Oswego.[2]

Matt Hanson
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 83rd district
In office
2023–2025
Preceded byKeith Wheeler
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Montgomery, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Richmond
OccupationIllinois State Representative
ProfessionRailroad engineer
CommitteesAppropriations-General Service; Cities & Village; Police & Fire; Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges
Websitehttps://repmatthanson.com/
This article is about the politician. For the author, see Matt Hanson.

Hanson earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Richmond and worked as an engineer with BNSF Railway.[1]

He was elected to the Kane County Board from District 6 in 2018, and but lost re-election to the seat in 2020. In 2021, the Kane County Board unanimously appointed Hanson as their representative on the Metra board.[3]

Illinois House of Representatives

In 2022, Hanson sought the Democratic nomination for state representative from the 83rd District. He won the primary, defeating activist Arad Boxenbaum. He went on to defeat incumbent Republican Keith Wheeler with 53.3 percent of the vote.[2] Hanson ran on a platform of protecting worker's rights, standing up for Illinois families, protecting a woman's right to choose and fighting gun violence.[4] He was sworn in for his first term on January 11th, 2023.[2]

In the 103rd General Assembly, Hanson served on the Appropriations-General Service Committee; Cities & Villages Committee; Police & Fire Committee; and the Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges Committee.[1]

References
  1. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography". www.ilga.gov.
  2. "Matt Hanson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/jamesfullerreporting (2021-02-09). "Former Kane County Board member gets Metra board appointment". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  4. Kruger, Ethan (12 January 2023). "Area lawmakers take oath of office in Springfield". WCSJ News. Retrieved 17 June 2023.


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