Jon Lynn Christensen

Jon L. Christensen
Jon L. Christensen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Nebraska's 2nd district
	In office; January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Peter Hoagland
Succeeded by	Lee Terry
Personal details
Born	Jon Lynn Christensen; February 20, 1963 (age 58); St. Paul, Nebraska, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	; Meredith Stewart Maxfield (m. 1987; div. 1996) ; Tara Dawn Holland (m. 1998)
Children	2
Residence	Franklin, Tennessee
Alma mater	Midland Lutheran College (BA); South Texas College of Law (JD);

Jon Lynn Christensen (born February 20, 1963) is an American politician and corporate executive who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.

Early life[]

Jon Lynn Christensen was born on February 20, 1963 in St. Paul, Nebraska to Audrey and Harlan Christensen.^[1]^[2]^[3] He graduated from St. Paul High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts in business and biology from Midland Lutheran College in 1985, and a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in Houston in 1989. He was admitted to the bar in Nebraska in 1992.^[1]^[4]^[2]

Career[]

Christensen was vice president of COMREP, Inc. He was a marketer and salesperson 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.^[1]

Christensen was elected as a Republican to the 104th and 105th United States Congresses serving from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1999.^[1] In 1998, he ran for Governor of Nebraska but came third in the Republican primary behind State Auditor John Breslow and Mike Johanns, who went on to win the general election.

Personal life[]

Christensen has been married twice. He married Meredith Stewart Maxfield in 1987. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996.^[3] In 1998, he married the former Miss America, Tara Dawn Holland;^[2]^[3] they have two daughters.^{[citation needed]}

Christensen is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Christensen, Jon Lynn". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Knapp, Fred (May 1, 1998). "Preaching to a conservative choir". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Knapp, Fred (May 1, 1998). "Preaching to a conservative choir". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 7A. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
^ "Issue One – ReFormers Caucus". Retrieved November 7, 2019.

"Christensen, Jon Lynn". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2006.

This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
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[bio-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Christensen, Jon Lynn". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[journal1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Knapp, Fred (May 1, 1998). "Preaching to a conservative choir". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[journal2-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Knapp, Fred (May 1, 1998). "Preaching to a conservative choir". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 7A. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[4] Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile

[5] "Issue One – ReFormers Caucus". Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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show v t Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska
1st district	A. Weaver McShane Connell Bryan Strode Burkett Pollard Maguire Reavis Thorpe Morehead Luckey Heinke Sweet Copeland Curtis P. Weaver Beermann Callan Denney Thone Bereuter Fortenberry
2nd district	Laird Laws McKeighan Mercer G. Hitchcock Kennedy G. Hitchcock Lobeck Jefferis Sears Baldrige Burke C. McLaughlin Buffett O'Sullivan Buffett Hruska Chase Cunningham McCollister Cavanaugh Daub Hoagland Christensen Terry Ashford Bacon
3rd district	Valentine Dorsey Kem Meiklejohn Maxwell Robinson McCarthy Boyd Latta Stephens Evans Howard Stefan Harrison Brock Beermann Martin V. Smith Barrett Osborne A. Smith
4th district	Hainer Stark Hinshaw Sloan M. McLaughlin Norton Sloan Norton Shallenberger Binderup Curtis Miller McGinley Martin
5th district	McKeighan Andrews Sutherland Shallenberger Norris Barton Shallenberger Andrews Shallenberger Johnson Shallenberger Carpenter Coffee
6th district	Kem Greene Neville Kinkaid Humphrey Simmons
At-large	Marquett Taffe Crounse Welch Majors Valentine
Territory	Giddings Chapman Ferguson Estabrook Daily P. Hitchcock

show v t Nebraska's delegation(s) to the 104th–105th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
104th	Senate: ▌J. J. Exon (D) ▌B. Kerrey (D)	House: ▌D. Bereuter (R) ▌B. Barrett (R) ▌J. Christensen (R)
105th	Senate: ▌B. Kerrey (D) ▌C. Hagel (R)	House: ▌D. Bereuter (R) ▌B. Barrett (R) ▌J. Christensen (R)

Jon L. Christensen


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Peter Hoagland
Succeeded by	Lee Terry

Personal details
Born	Jon Lynn Christensen (1963-02-20) February 20, 1963 (age 58) St. Paul, Nebraska, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Meredith Stewart Maxfield (m. 1987; div. 1996) Tara Dawn Holland (m. 1998)
Children	2
Residence	Franklin, Tennessee
Alma mater	Midland Lutheran College (BA) South Texas College of Law (JD)