Hans Dunshee

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hans Dunshee | image = | office = Member of the Snohomish County Council<br>from the 5th district | term_start = February 29, 2016 | term_end = November 29, 2016 | predecessor = Dave Somers | successor = Sam Low | state_house1 = Washington | district1 = 44th | term_start1 = January 13, 2003 | term_end1 = April 18, 2016 | predecessor1 = Dave Schmidt | successor1 = John Lovick | state_house2 = Washington | district2 = 39th, Position 1 | term_start2 = January 13, 1997 | term_end2 = January 13, 2003 | predecessor2 = Val Stevens | successor2 = Dan Kristiansen | state_house3 = Washington | district3 = 39th, Position 2 | term_start3 = January 11, 1993 | term_end3 = January 9, 1995 | predecessor3 = Art Sprenkle | successor3 = John Koster | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|26}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | party = Democratic | alma_mater = University of Washington, Western Washington University | spouse = Theresa Dunshee }}

'''Hans M. Dunshee''' (born October 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 44th Legislative District.<ref name="votesmart_dunshee">{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/14074/hans-dunshee |title=Hans Dunshee's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 1, 2021}}</ref>

Dunshee was born in Los Angeles, California.

In April 2016, Dunshee resigned from the Washington House of Representatives in order to take a seat on the Snohomish County Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/appointed-to-county-council-dunshee-resigns-from-state-house/|title=Appointed to County Council, Dunshee resigns from state House|author=Cornfield, Jerry|publisher=HeraldNet|date=April 19, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref> After losing election to a full term on the Snohomish County Council, Dunshee took a job as the Political Director for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cornfield|first=Jerry|date=2017-11-27|title=Hans Dunshee lands new political gig in the nation's capital|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/hans-dunshee-lands-new-political-gig-in-nations-capitol/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=HeraldNet.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life == Dunshee's wife is Theresa Dunshee. Dunshee has one step-child. Dunshee and his family live in Snohomish, Washington.<ref name="votesmart_dunshee"/>

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