Rep Rick Hansen
@reprickhansen
State Representative 53B 🌱South St Paul, St Paul Park, Newport, parts of Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights & Grey Cloud Island Township🦅
✅Proud to join #NCEL2026 to talk pesticide 🧪reform — real strategies for safer farming, healthier communities, and thriving pollinators. 🐝 🌱Let’s dig into what’s working in states across the country.🇺🇸
Wild Bergamot in Minnesota, Monarda fistulosa, very common throughout the state. Wild Bergamot in full bloom, the flower head looks like a little fireworks display. The dried leaves & flower heads are wonderfully aromatic; Bergamot oils have been used in natural healing for centuries. CRP
Ratibida pinnata 🟨is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by common names pinnate prairie coneflower, gray-head coneflower, yellow coneflower, and prairie coneflower. 🌱It is native to the central and eastern United States🟩 ✅Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fillmore county, MN
Great ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the new & improved Lorraine Park playground!🐝 🟩$368,000 investment in our community, including $184,000 in grant funding from Minn Department of Natural Resources. ✅Partnerships like these help create safe, accessible, & welcoming outdoor spaces.
Thank you @afscme.bsky.social 🟩We are pleased to announce that you are officially endorsed by AFSCME Council 5. 🟩We are Proud to support your campaign. We will immediately get to work informing our members of your endorsement. ✅The Committee members were very impressed with your campaign. 🇺🇸
Minnesota has spent $39 Millon of public 💰💰💰funding on the voluntary Ag Water Quality Certification to improve water quality.💧 Evidence based Evaluation on Effectiveness is needed before additional funding provided. The data is provided by nonpartisan House Research with appropriations by year🗓️
Calling B I N G O at Kaposia Days in City of South St. Paul, Minnesota. 6/27/26
Opening Night for Kaposia Days in South St Paul at the Croatian 🇭🇷 Hall kaposiadays.org/site/ (PS….the “hot dogs” photo are dessert )
Lead Service Line Replacement Program Grant To City of South St Paul $3,483,451
Evan on Fathers Day. Rocky Mountain Chai in Colorado in the summer of his 22nd year
Father’s Day flight of the bumblebee (Bombus borealis?) 🐝off from Musk Thistle bloom. Starting Pollinator Week✅
Great to stop by 🟪SEIU🟨Juneteenth (6/19/26) Celebration. West St Paul Councilor and Minnesota State Senate (65) candidate Robyn Gulley.
Thank you Minnesota AFL-CIO for your endorsement! Proud to be Labor Endorsed! Working for 🛠️working families. Minnesota House of Representatives 53B✅🇺🇸
✅Met with Newport Mayor Laurie Elliott to discuss inflow and infiltration funding in this years Capital Investment 🛠️infrastructure bill www.newportmn.gov
More info on NCSL Wildlife Crossing Tour last week in Colorado. Minnesota Senator Hawj also participated 🦌 Here is some info from Colorado 🦌Wildlife & 🚙🚛🛻🚚Transportation Alliance: www.coloradowta.com/home/
NCSL’s tour of Colorado’s Greenland Wildlife 🦌Overpass on May 28, 2026. Great to be at this guided legislative tour with Colorado transportation & wildlife officials, & discussion focused on transportation safety, habitat connectivity, funding structures, & implementation considerations for states
NCSL Greenland Wildlife 🦌🦝🐿️Overpass Tour in Colorado. Great work for transportation efficiency and safety and wildlife benefits ✅🇺🇸
Local Project Highlight: This MN bonding bill includes $4.125 million for the City of South St. Paul to design, construct, & equip a new swimming pool & aquatics center. Photo: Jan. 2025, Capital Investment Chair Fue Lee visits Northview pool with Mayor Francis and city administrator Ryan Garcia.
Luther College 🟦 Senior Athlete Recognition 🏃♂️Ceremony🎓today, May 23, 2026
✅First in line to file at Minnesota Secretary of State this morning. Running for 🗳️re-election to Minnesota House District 53B. #mnleg #bluewave #election2026 Thank you to the dedicated Secretary of State staff for the smooth and efficient process🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Filing🗳️Day Fundraiser on May 19 at Black Sheep☕️Coffee in South St Paul✅🇺🇸
Introduced today in the Minnesota 🇺🇸Legislature: www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/202... ✅introduced this session as preparation for 2027/2028 session🌱