Christy Stutzman (born 1973) is an American politician, businesswoman, and newspaper columnist.

Education

Stutzman earned a bachelor's degree in music, voice, and opera at

Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College (PCC) is a private Independent Baptist college in Pensacola, Florida. Founded in 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton, it has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools since 2013. H ...

in 1995.

Career

Stutzman is a freelance columnist for several Indiana newspapers. She was elected to serve in the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...

as a

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in November 2018 and assumed office in January 2019. She was re-elected to the house in 2020. During her tenure, she served as vice chair of the House Public Policy Committee. In late-November 2020, she announced that she would have to step down from the state house seat to devote more time to managing the former Amish Acres tourist attraction that they renamed the Barns at Nappanee.Indiana Republican resigns weeks after winning reelection
''

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'', November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020. She blamed COVID-19 restrictions ordered by Republican Governor

Eric Holcomb Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 unde ...

for making business difficult to maintain. Stutzman is a Republican candidate for the

2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election The 2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election was a special election to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant after incumbent Congresswoman Jackie Walorski died in a traffic collision ...

Personal life

She is married to

Marlin Stutzman Marlin Andrew Stutzman (born August 31, 1976) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district, from 2010 to 2017. A Republican, Stutzman previously served ...

, who served in the

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and in the

Indiana General Assembly The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. ...

; they co-own Stutzman Power Equipment Company and the Schonbrook Farm and Inn. Stutzman and her husband lived with their family in

Middlebury, Indiana Middlebury is a town in Middlebury Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is located approximately 35 miles east of South Bend, 130 miles east of Chicago, Illinois and 165 miles north of Indianapolis. Middlebury is nestled in Northe ...

References

Year of birth unknown Living people People from Elkhart County, Indiana Businesspeople from Indiana Journalists from Indiana Pensacola Christian College alumni Women state legislators in Indiana Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives 21st-century American women 1973 births {{Indiana-politician-stub