Hans Dunshee

{{Short description|American politician from Washington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Hans Dunshee

|image =

|office = Member of the Snohomish County Council
from the 5th district

|term_start = February 29, 2016

|term_end = November 29, 2016

|predecessor = Dave Somers

|successor = Sam Low

|state_house1 = Washington

|district1 = 44th

|term_start1 = January 13, 2003

|term_end1 = April 18, 2016

|predecessor1 = Dave Schmidt

|successor1 = John Lovick

|state_house2 = Washington

|district2 = 39th, Position 1

|term_start2 = January 13, 1997

|term_end2 = January 13, 2003

|predecessor2 = Val Stevens

|successor2 = Dan Kristiansen

|state_house3 = Washington

|district3 = 39th, Position 2

|term_start3 = January 11, 1993

|term_end3 = January 9, 1995

|predecessor3 = Art Sprenkle

|successor3 = John Koster

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|26}}

|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = University of Washington, Western Washington University

|spouse = Theresa Dunshee

|residence = Snohomish, Washington, U.S.

}}

Hans M. Dunshee (born October 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician of the Democratic Party. He is a former member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 44th Legislative District.{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/14074/hans-dunshee |title=Hans Dunshee's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 1, 2021}}

Dunshee was born in Los Angeles, California.

In April 2016, Dunshee resigned from the Washington House of Representatives in order to take a seat on the Snohomish County Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/appointed-to-county-council-dunshee-resigns-from-state-house/|title=Appointed to County Council, Dunshee resigns from state House|author=Cornfield, Jerry|publisher=HeraldNet|date=April 19, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2016}} After losing election to a full term on the Snohomish County Council, Dunshee took a job as the Political Director for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, DC.{{Cite web|last=Cornfield|first=Jerry|date=2017-11-27|title=Hans Dunshee lands new political gig in the nation's capital|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/hans-dunshee-lands-new-political-gig-in-nations-capitol/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=HeraldNet.com|language=en-US}}