Christine Hunschofsky
Christine Hunschofsky | |
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Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
Assumed office November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Kristin Jacobs |
Mayor of Parkland, Florida | |
In office January 2017 – November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Hannes |
Children | 2[1] |
Education | Babson College (1996), Boston University (1992)[2] |
Christine Hunschofsky is an American politician from the state of Florida. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the Mayor of Parkland, Florida from 2017 to 2020.
Early life[]
Hunschofsky grew up in Boston, and graduated from Boston University with a focus on Business Administration and Philosophy.[3]
Political career[]
After Moving to Parkland, Hunschofsky became involved with the community. She was a member of the Parkland Education Advisory Board for 7 years, wrote for Parkland Life Magazine, and was involved with the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church.[3] She was elected City Commissioner in 2012 with 84 percent of the vote, and in 2016 ran for Mayor of Parkland and won with 76 percent of the vote.[3]
In 2020 she ran for Kristin Jacobs' vacated Florida House District 96 seat, receiving an endorsement from 2020 Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg,[4] as well as local officials such as Florida Senator Kevin Rader and Representatives Dan Daley, Michael Gottlieb, and Tina Polsky, in addition to many other Florida politicians, including many mayors.[5] She also received an endorsement from Fred Guttenberg, the father of one of the Parkland Shooting victims, who praised Hunschofsky for being "truly there for our community" and working "tirelessly to guide our city through its darkest days."[5] She won the primary election with 72.2% of the vote to her opponent Saima Farooqui's 20.7%, who also ran against Kristin Jacobs in 2018.[6] Hunschofsky faces no Republican opponent in the general election.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting[]
On February 14, 2018, 17 people were lost and 17 others were injured in an unthinkable Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. After the incident, Hunschofsky and other mayors went to Washington, D.C. to lobby the federal government for stricter background checks for those purchasing guns, and other gun control measures.[7][8] Their efforts were not successful, and no bill was passed at the time.
Hunschofsky spoke at a community event on the anniversary of the shooting, saying “While we are still healing, while a lot of this is still raw, to see the human spirit that we have here in Parkland, I think that’s the message. We might have been shaken but we refuse to be down for the count.”[9]
Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Christine Hunschofsky | 13,052 | 72.0 | |
Democratic | Saima Farooqui | 5,088 | 28.0 | |
Total votes | 18,140 | 100% |
References[]
- ^ "The Hunschofsky Family". Spectator Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Mayor Christine Hunschofsky". City of Parkland. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Pfingsten, Gina. "Meet the Leaders: Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky". TAP into Parkland. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Nicol, Ryan. "Pete Buttigieg PAC backs Christine Hunschofsky in HD 96". Florida Politics. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b Nicol, Ryan. "Christine Hunschofsky rolls out bevy of endorsements after announcing HD 96 run". Florida Politics. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Christine Hunschofsky". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Smiley, David. "Florida mayors go to Washington to lobby for gun background checks". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Swisher, Skyler. "Parkland mayor lobbies in Washington for gun background checks". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Parkland to observe mass shooting's first anniversary with 'service and love'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Florida's 96th House district Democratic Primary Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
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