Jim Christiana

Jim Christiana

Christiana official legislative portrait
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 15th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2009[1]
Preceded by Vince Biancucci
Constituency Part of Beaver County.[2]
Personal details
Born 1983
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jayanne (m. 2012)[3]
Residence Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Washington & Jefferson College[4]
Profession automotive sales consultant
legislator
Religion Presbyterian[4]
Website http://www.repchristiana.com/

James J. "Jim" Christiana III (born 1983) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[5]

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.[4][6] He graduated from Beaver High School in Beaver, Pennsylvania in 2002.[6]

He attended Washington & Jefferson College, where he played on the men's soccer team.[6][7] As a college senior in 2005, Christiana became the youngest member of the Beaver Borough Council.[8] He graduated in 2006 with a degree in political science.[6] He also worked as a sales consultant at the Bobby Rahal Automotive Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6] As a Republican member of the Beaver Borough Council, Christiana served as the chair of the Finance Committee, where he helped build a budget surplus and delivered a reduction in the borough's property tax.[6][8]

In November 2008, he defeated Democratic incumbent Vince Biancucci to represent the 15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[9]

Electoral history

15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Year Republican Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct
2008[9] Jim Christiana 15,134 51.5 Vince Biancucci 14,280 48.5%

References

  1. ↑ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Jim Christiana (Republican)". Official House of Representatives Profile.
  3. ↑ http://www.repchristiana.com/bio.aspx
  4. 1 2 3 "Representative Jim Christiana (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ http://www.house.state.pa.us/BMC/Bios/PDF/1165.PDF
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Me". Official Legislative Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 "2008 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State.


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