Jon Lynn Christensen
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Jon Lynn Christensen (born February 20, 1963 in St. Paul, Nebraska) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.
Christensen graduated from St. Paul High School, earned his undergraduate degree from Midland Lutheran College, and his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He was admitted to the bar in Nebraska in 1992.
Christensen was vice president of COMREP, Inc. He was the marketing director for Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company. For his last several years prior to serving in Congress, he was an insurance executive and helped form the Aquila Group, Inc. Christensen also sold fertilizer from his garage.
Christensen was elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth United States Congresses serving from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1999. In 1998, he ran for Governor of Nebraska but lost the Republican primary to Mike Johanns.
His current wife is former Miss America Tara Dawn Holland who he married on 21 November 1998; they have one child. He met with Tara Dawn on Valentine's Day in 1997 while Miss Holland was visiting Omaha, NE as part of her "Literacy in America, Power of One."
Rep. Christensen was formerly married to Meredith Stewart Maxfield, they divorced in 1996.
| Preceded by Peter Hoagland (D) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
Succeeded by Lee Terry (R) |
[edit] References
- The Political Graveyard. Christensen, Jon Lynn. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
- Congressional Bioguide. Christensen, Jon Lynn. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.
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