Orval H. Hansen
| Orval H. Hansen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | George Hansen |
| Succeeded by | George Hansen |
| Member of the Idaho Senate | |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
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In office 1957–1963 1965–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Orval Howard Hansen August 3, 1926 Firth, Idaho |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | June Duncan |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Idaho Falls |
| Alma mater |
University of Idaho, 1950 George Washington University, J.D., 1954 George Washington University, Ph.D., 1986 |
| Profession | Attorney, Military |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force Reserve |
| Years of service | 1944–46 (USN) ret. 1978 (USAF) |
| Rank |
 Lt. Colonel
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| Battles/wars | World War II, Cold War |
Orval Howard Hansen (born August 3, 1926) is a former congressman from Idaho. He served three terms as a Republican in the House from 1969 to 1975, representing the state's 2nd district.
Born in Firth, Idaho, Hansen was raised in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1944. After military service in World War II, he attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa,Sigma Chi fraternity, and extremely active with campus activities. Hansen earned a B.A. summa cum laude in 1950 from UI and then attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and received a J.D. from its Law School in 1954. He also earned an LLM (awarded in 1973) and a Ph.D. in political science (awarded in 1986) from GWU.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946, including one year in the Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, and was a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1978.
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