{"id":7917,"date":"2026-01-14T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:36:54","slug":"u-s-senate-tribute-to-rich-hanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2026\/01\/14\/u-s-senate-tribute-to-rich-hanson\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate Tribute to Rich Hanson\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In honor of the retirement of AMA\u2019s former president, Rich Hanson, in November\u00a02025, Senator Todd Young (IN) entered a tribute into the record of the United States Senate. Senator Young has long been a supporter and advocate for AMA\u00a0since\u00a0Rich\u00a0began\u00a0our\u00a0current advocacy efforts on behalf of\u00a0the AMA\u00a0community. We would like to extend our thanks to\u00a0Senator Young\u00a0both for his tribute, which can be viewed below, and for his continued advocacy and support of our community.\u00a0We congratulate\u00a0Rich on his retirement and thank him for his years of dedicated service to AMA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 187<\/strong>\u00a0<br>November\u00a07,\u00a02025\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Sen.-Youngs-Tribute-to-Rich-Hanson.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Sen. Young&apos;s Tribute to Rich Hanson.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-509b6de7-20e9-4368-8908-bd43d8ac6328\" href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Sen.-Youngs-Tribute-to-Rich-Hanson.pdf\">Sen. Young&#8217;s Tribute to Rich Hanson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Sen.-Youngs-Tribute-to-Rich-Hanson.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-509b6de7-20e9-4368-8908-bd43d8ac6328\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">AMA Executive Director Tyler Dobbs (R)\u00a0presents Rich Hanson with\u00a0a copy of\u00a0the\u00a0Congressional\u00a0Record\u00a0at an Executive Council meeting\u00a0on January 10, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Rich-Hanson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7919\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2214004210980942;width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Rich-Hanson.jpg 640w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Rich-Hanson-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Rich-Hanson-400x328.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To remain current\u202fwith the most recent government-related news, regularly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit the AMA Government Affairs blog<\/a>. If you have any further questions or concerns, contact the Government Affairs department at (765) 287-1256 or\u202f<a href=\"mailto:amagov@modelaircraft.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amagov@modelaircraft.org<\/a>.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of the retirement of AMA\u2019s former president, Rich Hanson, in November\u00a02025, Senator Todd Young (IN) entered a tribute into the record of the United States Senate. Senator Young has long been a supporter and advocate for AMA\u00a0since\u00a0Rich\u00a0began\u00a0our\u00a0current advocacy efforts on behalf of\u00a0the AMA\u00a0community. 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