Former Congressmen Hansen and Lloyd Meet Citizens, Visit WSU, UI Classes as ‘Congress to Campus’ Representatives Nov. 8-10

PULLMAN, Wash. — Two former U.S. representatives, University of Idaho alumnus Orval Hansen (R-Idaho) and Colton native Jim Lloyd (D-Calif.), will be special guests and speakers Monday (Nov. 8) at a public forum, “The 2004 Election: Where Do We Go From Here?.”

The forum will be from 7-9 p.m. at Moscow City Hall, City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 206 E. Third St., Moscow.

The men are with the national Congress to Campus program, and their visit to the region is sponsored by the WSU Department of Accounting and the UI Department of Political Science.

The former legislators will also visit political science classes at both universities and business law classes at WSU on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 8-10).

“We are excited to hear Mr. Hansen’s and Mr. Lloyd’s opinions on the Nov. 2 election results and their impact on us all,” said Linda Pall, WSU and UI adjunct professor of business law and event coordinator. “Students will get a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the lives and work of congressmen and the political system.

“This is the second time this year that we have been able to host Congress to Campus representatives in our region,” Pall said. In April, Barbara Vucanovich (R-Nev.) and Sam Coppersmith (D-Ariz.) visited and participated in a Moscow community discussion about the 50^th anniversary of the landmark desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kan.

Hansen, 78, was born in Firth, Bingham County, Idaho. He earned a bachelor’s degree from UI and a juris doctorate from George Washington University, where he later earned a Master of Laws degree and a doctorate in political science. He served four terms in the Idaho House of Representatives, including one as majority leader, and one term in the Idaho Senate. In 1968 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he represented the Idaho for three terms until 1975.

After his service in Congress, Hansen resumed the practice of law. In 1977 he founded and became president of the Columbia Institute for Political Research. He currently is on the board of directors for the Frank Church Institute at Boise State University. He is married to the former June Duncan of Southport, England, an actress in Washington, D.C.’s professional theater.

Lloyd, 82, serves various governmental entities as an adviser and consultant. He was raised on a farm in Colton and in Canada, and graduated from Klamath Falls High School in Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon and earned a bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and a master’s degree in political science at the University of Southern California. He served in the U.S. Navy, and during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963, was the director of Public Affairs and Cold War Activities at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With his wife, Jackie, he started a public relations and advertising firm in West Covina, Calif.

He was a city council member and mayor in West Covina, Calif., and in 1974 was elected to serve as congressman from California’s 35th congressional district. After serving three terms in Congress, Lloyd entered the consulting and advising field with his wife as his partner in a bicoastal operation located in California and Washington, D.C. They have one son and five grandchildren.

The Congress to Campus program is sponsored by the U. S. Association of Former Members of Congress and is managed in partnership with the Stennis Center for Public Service of the University of Mississippi and the Center for Excellence in Government, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to send bipartisan pairs of former members of Congress to visit college, university and community college campuses around the country for two to three days. The former congressmen teach classes, hold colloquia and forums, and meet with local community groups to provide insight and commentary about how Congress and the government really work, along with an appeal to public service and an important message about bipartisan cooperation. Host schools cover part of the costs.

For more information about Monday’s free public presentation or about Hansen and Lloyd’s university visits, contact Pall at (208) 882-7255.