1. Christine Renee Drazan is an American politician who serves in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district as a member of the Republican Party.
22 Facts About Christine Drazan
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Christine Drazan served from the 39th district from 2019 to 2022, before losing in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election to Democrat Tina Kotek.
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Christine Drazan was elected to the state house in the 2018 election and reelected in the 2020 election.
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Christine Drazan graduated from Eagle Point High School and George Fox University.
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Christine Drazan worked as the director of communications for Mark Simmons, the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, in the 1990s.
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Christine Drazan married Daniel Joseph Drazan on May 17,1997, with whom she has three children.
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Christine Drazan defeated John Lee, Seth Rydmark, and Ken Kraft for the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic nominee Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey in the general election.
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Christine Drazan defeated Democratic nominee Tessah Danel and Libertarian nominee Kenny Sernach in the 2020 election.
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On March 5,2024, Christine Drazan announced her candidacy for the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 51st district, which became her home district after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
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Christine Drazan won her race and is the current Representative for Oregon House District 51.
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Christine Drazan was selected to replace Carl Wilson as the Minority Leader on September 16,2019, and served until she was replaced by Vikki Breese-Iverson on November 30,2021.
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Christine Drazan participated in these quorum denials and left the state.
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Christine Drazan forced the readings of the entirety of legislation as a delaying tactic.
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Christine Drazan was appointed to the six-member committee to redraw the districts following the 2020 United States census with equal representation from the Democratic and Republican parties as a compromise created to have the Republicans stop using delaying tactics against legislation.
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Christine Drazan made a motion for Kotek to be censured due to this, but it failed with thirty-three representatives voting against and fourteen voting in favor.
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One of Christine Drazan's aides stated on November 23,2021, that she was going to run for the Republican nomination in the 2022 gubernatorial election.
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Christine Drazan announced her campaign on January 4,2022, and resigned from the state house on January 31, where her seat was filled by James Hieb.
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Christine Drazan lost the election to former Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Tina Kotek.
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Christine Drazan opposed emissions trading legislation in 2020, and demanded a referendum on the legislation.
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Christine Drazan opposes allowing transgender athletes to participate in gender-specific sporting events.
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Christine Drazan was endorsed by Oregon Right to Life during the 2022 election.
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Christine Drazan opposes Measure 114 and received an "A" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund.