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Bill Hansell

• his roots run deep in our community, his ancestors came across on the Oregon Trail and he is a fifth generation resident of this area

• While in high school

  • leader

  • honor student

  • letterman

  • active member of FFA

  • was elected president of the junior class

  • served as ASB Treasurer his senior year

• following high school

  • attended University of Oregon graduating in 1967 with a bachelors degree in political science

  • while in college he continued his involvement with student government

    • was elected to the student senate his sophomore year

    • president of the junior class

  • while in college he met his wife Margaret

• Upon graduation from U of O, he spent 12 years on the staff of the Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational student organization

• in 1979 he returned home to raise his family and work on the family farm

• he was elected as a Umatilla County Commissioner in 1982 and is now the longest serving commissioner in Umatilla Count's history

• in addition to his local and state leadership, he is a national county leader as well

  • he was selected as the outstanding rural county commissioner in the year 2000 by the National Association of Counties

  • was president o f the National Association of Counties in 2005