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 Darrell Hanson was appointed by Governor Chet Culver to fill an unexpired term on the Iowa Utilities Board on November 9, 2007. His term runs until April 30, 2013.
Hanson is a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) member and serves on the NARUC Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment. Hanson serves as the IUB representative to the Advisory Council of the Iowa Energy Center. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Financial Research Institute.
Hanson graduated with High Distinction from the University of Iowa in 1976. He received a Masters Degree in political science from the University of Northern Iowa in 1991, with additional graduate study in economics.
A native of northeast Iowa, Hanson represented Delaware County and surrounding areas in the State Legislature for eight terms from 1979 through 1994. While serving in the Legislature he also taught economics and American history for Upper Iowa University and political science at the University of Northern Iowa. In 1995, he served as Senior Director of Transportation and Economic Development for the Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments based in Waterloo. From 1996 to 2007, he was the County Extension Education Director for the Iowa State University Extension office in Delaware County.
Hanson has been a member of the Manchester City Council, Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Delaware County Economic Development Commission, and Manchester Board of Adjustment. He chaired the Manchester Enterprise Zone Commission from 2001 to 2007, and chaired the Manchester Local Access Cable Television Committee from 1997 to 2007. He has received Manchester’s Distinguished Service Award and the Delaware County Friend of Agriculture award. Hanson was a member of the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) Board of Directors from 1994 to 2004 and IEC Vice President in 1997-98. He served as a member of the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission from 2000 to 2007, including three terms as commission chair.
Hanson is married to Janet Hanson, a registered nurse. They have two sons, Eric and Mark.
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