Position Sought
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55A
Current Position
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55A
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Minnesota
Date of Primary Election
August 13, 2024
Primary Election Donation Limit
$1,000
Date of General Election
November 5, 2024
General Election Donation Limit
$1,000
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian
Gender Identity
Cisgender Woman
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Connect with Jess Hanson
Jess will continue to be an important voice for equality in the Minnesota House of Representatives!
Biography
Jess has been fighting to make Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a family. She grew up in poverty, was a high school dropout, and teen mom on section 8 who worked hard to become a first- generation college graduate and a homeowner before she was 30. She’s raising two kids by herself, and she has worked multiple jobs her entire adult life to provide for them. She knows how to make change and has passed over 50% of the bills she’s introduced. She believes politics is how we care about each other, that the world is run by people who show up and work together, and that we deserve a responsible government. Her platform around the “Politics of Care” centers around the importance of living in the world as it is while creating the world we want while caring for each other along the way.