# Ira Hansen

Ira Hansen is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Nevada Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/94c7e249-88bb-4f83-b225-6b34f9361d0f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94c7e249-88bb-4f83-b225-6b34f9361d0f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

18% of the 28 bills Hansen sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Nevada Senate.

## What Hansen says (NV 2025–26 session)

52 classified statements: 52 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hansen | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.6% | 2.3% | 20 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 9.5% | 134 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 37.3% | 226 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 15.4% | 151 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 3.9% | 1.3% | 34 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 6.3% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 4 donors and 471 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 84% (94.6%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 10 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-38) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB10/
- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (4th Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-19 · voted nay · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 5 Enacts the Nevada Studio Infrastructure Jobs and Workforce Training Act. (BDR S-13) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB5/
- 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 6 Revises provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-23) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB6/
- 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Senate (3rd Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 6 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-12) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB6/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 8 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB8/
- 2025-11-15 · voted nay · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 2 Revises provisions relating to alcoholic beverages. (BDR 32-24) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB2/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · AB 1 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-22) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB1/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 3 Revises provisions relating to public office. (BDR 24-21) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB3/

## Legislation (NV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 13. 17.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 20 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 363: Revises provisions governing civil actions. (BDR 3-1017) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB363/
- SB 361: Revises provisions relating to criminal procedure. (BDR 14-341) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB361/
- SB 365: Prohibits an attorney from contracting for or collecting certain fees. (BDR 1-1016) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB365/
- SB 382: Revises provisions relating to vehicles. (BDR 43-316) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB382/
- SB 399: Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB399/
- SB 369: Revises provisions relating to financial institutions. (BDR 55-225) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB369/
- AB 421: Provides immunity from civil liability for certain acts and omissions of volunteer security personnel of a religious organization under certain circumstances.… (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB421/
- SB 304: Revises provisions relating to the crime of vehicular homicide. (BDR 43-370) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB304/
- SB 302: Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 20-112) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB302/
- AB 378: Creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program. (BDR 40-820) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB378/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2106175017889534080
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2091348867560374500
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2086320505368580282
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2073420449569194081
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2070357971054547230
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2065086845223104781
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2064820901707956613
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2064209900276961413
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2064410931032215695
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/irahansen/status/2063441882940870769

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/14
- Campaign site: https://www.irahansen.com/
- X: https://x.com/irahansen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irahansennevada
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ira.hansen.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ira-hansen-305b0149/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94c7e249-88bb-4f83-b225-6b34f9361d0f