For Immediate Release:

 Janine Hansen, an Independent American, filed today with the Secretary of State in Carson City for Assembly District 33 which includes Elko County and parts of Humboldt County. 

 “Elko deserves a representative in the State Legislature who actually represents Elko’s conservative views.  During the last Legislative Session Elko’s Senator and Assemblyman both voted for the huge increases in taxes which have proven to be a monumental mistake. I spoke as a citizen advocate for the families and taxpayers opposing the tax increases at the Legislature.  My record of 38 years is unmistakable. I will stand for less government, lower taxes and a return to Constitutional standards and liberty,” stated Janine Hansen.

 Janine Hansen was named the Number 1 Conservative in Nevada in 2009 by Chuck Muth in his column naming the Top Ten Conservatives in Nevada. http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2009/12/31/the-2009-top-10-conservatives-in-nevada

Her service at the State Legislature since 1971 as a citizen advocate since 1971 was particularly noted by Chuck Muth:

 Janine Hansen: “Nobody, and I mean nobody, did a better job covering and lobbying the Legislature this year for conservatives. Nobody. And she did it as a citizen volunteer, not a high-priced lobbyist. If you were a conservative interested in not only knowing what the Legislature was up to on an almost-daily basis, all you had to do was subscribe to Janine’s free email updates. Not only did she explain what bills were coming forward, why they were good or bad, and who to call or email to urge “yes” or “no” votes, but Janine explained the complexities of the legislative process to us in a way that the average citizen and taxpayer could understand. Oh, and did I mention that she did this by driving to and from Carson City each week from ELKO?”

 Janine has been an active citizen volunteer at every Legislative Session since 1971. She has served in this capacity full time since 1991.  She understands the Legislative process and the pressures that continually increase taxes and the size of government.

 She was a speaker at several Tea Party events in 2009 including the largest one on April 15^th with over 3,000 people at the Nevada Legislature. 

 “The Legislature ignored the people during the 2009 Legislative Session and significantly increased the taxes. This was a travesty, but not surprising since many legislators are themselves government employees and there are more lobbyists representing government and government unions than other interest at the State Legislature. The people go unrepresented except by a few citizens willing to sacrifice their time to be at the Legislature day after day,” stated Hansen.

 Janine Hansen is 58, married, the mother of four children and nine grandchildren. She is a native Nevadan born in Sparks and moved to Elko in 2005.  Janine graduated from Brigham Young University as Magna Cum Laude in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Relations. More information is available below.