title: Ben W. Hanson
text: # Ben W. Hanson
  
  Benjamin Warren Hanson (born 1987) is an American politician of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. From 2012 to 2016, he represented the 16th district in the North Dakota House of Representatives, during which time, he served as a Chair of the Democratic-NPL House Caucus. Hanson is also a commercial realtor. On August 16, 2017, Hanson announced his candidacy for the 2018 House of Representatives election in North Dakota.
  
  