Cole Christensen

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Cole Christensen
Christensen at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
December 1, 2020 – February 23, 2024
Personal details
BornJamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 2023)
RelativesRose Christensen (grandmother)
Residence(s)Rogers, North Dakota, U.S.

Cole Christensen is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 24th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on December 1, 2020.

Early life and education

Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, Christensen is a native of Rogers. He has three siblings.[1] He attended the Association Free Lutheran College and Lynnes Welding Training.[2]

Career

Christensen has worked as a welder. He is also the manager of a seed plant. Christensen was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on December 1, 2020.[3] In May 2021, Christensen was selected as "Legislative Rookie of the Year" by fellow members of the House.[4]

Christensen resigned from the North Dakota House in February 2024 in order to move to Missouri. His grandmother Rose Christensen was appointed to succeed him.[5]

Personal life

On November 19, 2023, Christensen married Mazzie Boyd, a fellow state legislator who serves in the Missouri House of Representatives, also for the Republican Party, in Valley City, North Dakota.[6]

References

  1. ^ "BREAKING: Family Policy Alliance Endorses Cole Christensen for State House of Representatives". Family Policy Alliance. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ "Cole Christensen | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  3. ^ "Cole Christensen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ "Rep. Cole Christensen Named Legislative Rookie of the Year". News Dakota. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. ^ "Rep. Cole Christensen's grandmother appointed to fill his term". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ^ "Port: North Dakota state lawmaker is marrying another state lawmaker from Missouri". InForum. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-12-28.