John Robert Hansen (August 24 1901 – September 23 1974) served one term from January 3 1965 to January 3 1967 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa. He and Tom Harkin are the only two Democrats to have represented southwestern Iowa in the U.S. House since the end of the Great Depression.A native and lifelong resident of Manning Iowa Hansen attended the Manning public schools.He attended the University of Iowa from 1919 to 1921.
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