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Jim Christiana
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 6, 2009 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by Vince Biancucci
Succeeded by Josh Kail
Personal details
Born (1983-10-03) October 3, 1983 (age 40)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Republican
SpouseJayann (2012–present)
Education Washington and Jefferson College ( BA)

James J. Christiana III (born October 3, 1983) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. [1]

Early life and education

The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christiana is a fourth-generation resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania. [2] [3] He graduated from Beaver High School in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 2002. [3]

He attended Washington & Jefferson College, where he played on the men's soccer team. [3] [4] As a college senior in 2005, Christiana became the youngest member of the Beaver Borough Council. [5] He graduated in 2006 with a degree in political science. [3]

He also worked as a sales consultant at the Bobby Rahal Automotive Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [3] As a Republican member of the Beaver Borough Council, Christiana served as the chair of the Finance Committee. [5]

State House

In November 2008, he defeated Democratic incumbent Vince Biancucci to represent the 15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [6] [7]

Senate race

In April 2017, Christiana announced he was running for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, seeking to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. in 2018. [8] Christiana ran against Berwick borough councilman Andrew Shecktor and Representative Lou Barletta. [9] [10] He was defeated by Barletta in the primary 63 percent to 37 percent. [11]

Electoral history

15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Year Republican Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct
2008 [7] Jim Christiana 15,134 51.5 Vince Biancucci 14,280 48.5
2010 [12] Jim Christiana 13,308 62.3 Frank Bovalino 8,062 37.7
2012 [12] Jim Christiana 17,473 61.1 Robert Williams 11,144 38.9
2014 [12] Jim Christiana 12,585 69.4 Paul Cain 5,545 30.6
2016 [13] Jim Christiana 18,368 63.1 Michael Rossi 10,759 36.9
Republican primary results [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lou Barletta 433,312 63.03%
Republican Jim Christiana 254,118 36.97%
Total votes 687,430 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Bio" (PDF). house.state.pa.us.
  2. ^ "Representative Jim Christiana (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About Me". Official Legislative Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  4. ^ "Wash. and Jeff. Game-by-Game Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2002)". Washington and Jefferson. November 11, 2002. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ^ a b Trifaro, Emily (Spring 2009). "Climbing the Political Ladder: W&J's Rising Young Politicians" (PDF). Washington and Jefferson College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  6. ^ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
  7. ^ a b "2008 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08.
  8. ^ Jill Daly, Christiana says he's candidate for U.S. Senate, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 8, 2017).
  9. ^ "Shecktor drops Senate bid; will run for House seat - Times Leader". www.timesleader.com.
  10. ^ John L. Micek, A third Republican announces he's in to win it against Sen. Bob Casey, (April 10, 2017).
  11. ^ "U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta captures GOP nomination for U.S. Senate". PennLive.com. 2018-05-16.
  12. ^ a b c "Jim Christiana - Ballotpedia".
  13. ^ "Pennsylvania 15th District State House Results: Jim Christiana Wins". 1 August 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  14. ^ Pennsylvania Secretary of State. "Pennsylvania primary election results, 2018". Retrieved June 5, 2019.

External links

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