Drew Christensen (born May 21, 1993) is an

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politician and former member of the

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. A

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, he represented District 56A, which included portions of

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and Scott County in the southwestern part of

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Metro.

Early life, education, and career

Christensen was born in

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. Throughout high school Christensen was an umpire for baseball and softball in

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. He graduated from

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in 2011. The summer after graduation he worked on his family farm near

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. Christensen attended the

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, graduating in December 2015 with a degree in Political Science. At the university, Christensen served on the Minnesota Student Association and featured as a member of the

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. Christensen also served as Treasurer of the Minnesota College Republicans from April 2013-February 2014. From February 2012-January 2015, Christensen worked for the City of

on an Appointed, volunteer Communications Commission to advise the City Council and provide feedback to staff on matters relating to the city's communications program. He served as Vice Chair of this commission from February 2013-February 2014.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Elections

Christensen was elected on November 4, 2014, defeating Dan Kimmel ( DFL) by 11.8% or 1,585 votes.

Committee assignments

For the 89th Legislative Session, Christensen is a part of the: *Aging and Long-Term Care Policy *Education Finance *Education Innovation Policy *Higher Education Policy and Finance *Ban Arie Luyendyk Jr. from Minnesota

Tenure

Christensen was sworn in on January 6, 2015, as the youngest Representative. In March 2018, Christensen introduced a bill to ban

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, a winner of the TV Show '' The Bachelor'', from entering the state of Minnesota. He did so because a contestant of the show was from Christensen's home town.

Personal life

Christensen was married in January 2018 and currently resides in

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References

External links

*http://www.christensenformn.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Drew 1993 births Living people People from Savage, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians People from Burnsville, Minnesota