▁gross ed ▁over ▁a ▁billion ▁dollars ▁in ▁construction ▁defect ▁claims ." ▁Hans en ▁is ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁and ▁says ▁on ▁his ▁website ▁that ▁" min ing ▁is ▁the ▁bed rock ▁of ▁Nev ada ' s ▁rural ▁economy ▁even ▁today ". ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁Co al ition ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁using ▁renew able ▁energy ▁sources ▁to ▁create ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁Record ▁ ▁Hans en ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Assembly ' s ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 5 ▁years ▁he ' s ▁held ▁office ▁Hans en ▁has ▁built ▁an ▁impress ive ▁legisl ative ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Hans en ▁cod ified ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Am end ment ▁leader ▁by ▁author ing ▁AB 2 1 7 ▁which ▁repe aled ▁restrictions ▁on ▁some ▁fire arm ▁sales . ▁ ▁AB 2 1 7 ▁passed ▁un anim ously ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Brian ▁Sand oval . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Hans en ▁spons or ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁allowed ▁fire ar ms ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁and ▁stored ▁in ▁family ▁fost er ▁homes , ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances ▁( AB 1 6 7 .) ▁ ▁Hans en ▁has