Christina Marie Hagan-Nemeth (born December 11, 1988) is an American politician and former
Republican
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member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...
for the 50th district.
She was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Ohio's 13th congressional district.
Early life and education
Hagan was born and raised
Marlboro Township, a rural township in
Stark County, Ohio
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.
She earned a degree in business administration with minors in business management and political science at
Malone University
Malone University is a private Christian university in Canton, Ohio. It was founded in 1892 by Walter and Emma Malone as a small, co-educational Bible institute called Cleveland Bible College. The institution has always maintained a close rela ...
. She worked her way through high school and college at various jobs: for her family's businesses Hagan Heating and Plumbing,
Bravo! Cucina Italiana and
Carrabba's Italian Grill
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History
The chain was founded on December 26, ...
, and volunteering on her father's political campaigns.
Career
Ohio House of Representatives
Hagan-Nemeth served as a state representative from 2011 to 2018. She ran against Todd Snitchler in 2008, losing in the Republican primary to replace her father.
Congressional campaigns
Hagan-Nemeth announced in April 2017 that she was running for Congress in the
16th district in the 2018 election. She lost the primary to
Anthony Gonzalez, with 40% of the vote to Gonzalez's 53%. Hagan-Nemeth did not live in the 16th congressional district.
On April 28, 2020, after competing in the most crowded field in Northeast Ohio,
Hagan-Nemeth won the Republican primary for Ohio's 13th congressional district, with preliminary results showing her winning 66% of the vote. Hagan-Nemeth faced incumbent Democrat
Tim Ryan in the general election. She does not live in the 13th congressional district and was criticized for seeking office outside her district. She lost the election, receiving 44.9% of the vote.
Personal life
In 2014 Hagan-Nemeth married Adam Nemeth,
whom she met while studying at Malone University. He is a plumber, electrician, and HVAC technician who has worked at the Hagan family HVAC company and is also a volunteer firefighter and
emergency medical technician
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in Marlboro Township. Hagan-Nemeth gave birth to her daughter Josaphine Jane in 2015 and twin sons in October 2018.
Hagan is a Methodist.
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References
External links
Hagan for Congress
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1988 births
2016 United States presidential electors
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
Living people
Malone University alumni
Methodists from Ohio
Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
People from Stark County, Ohio
Women state legislators in Ohio