Matt Hansen

Matthew V. "Matt" Hansen  (born February 11, 1988) is a politician from the state of  Nebraska  in the  Midwestern   United States . In 2014, he was elected to the  Nebraska Legislature , representing a  Lincoln  district. Hansen is a member of the  Democratic Party . Hansen was born February 11, 1988, in  Morgantown, West Virginia . He was raised in Lincoln, and graduated from  Lincoln Southwest High School  in 2006. He attended the  University of Nebraska–Lincoln , receiving a B.A. in psychology and political science in 2010; he then attended the  University of Nebraska School of Law , from which he received a J.D. in 2013. As of late 2013, Hansen taught sociology and math one-on-one to gifted students as a mentor for  Lincoln Public Schools . He sat on the board of the University Place Community Organization and on Lincoln's Cable Advisory Board.