ch ing ▁operation . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ature , ▁Hans en ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁T win ▁Pl atte ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁District . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Neb r aska ▁legisl ative ▁district , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁County . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁term - limits ▁law , ▁inc umb ent ▁Don ▁Ped erson ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁term . ▁ ▁Hans en , ▁North ▁Pl atte ▁business man ▁Mark ▁Kas ch ke , ▁and ▁North ▁Pl atte ▁att orney ▁Ron ▁R uff ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁open ▁seat . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁non part isan ▁primary ▁election , ▁Hans en ▁finished ▁first ▁with ▁ 4 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁followed ▁by ▁Kas ch ke ▁with ▁ 3 1 %. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁Hans en ▁secured ▁ 5 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁Kas ch ke ' s ▁ 4 3 %. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Hans en ▁ran ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁his ▁legisl ative ▁seat . ▁ ▁Under ▁Neb r aska ' s ▁term - limits ▁law , ▁Hans en ▁could ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Mike ▁Gro ene . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s