Mazzie Christensen

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Cole Christensen
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(m. 2023)​
Mazzie Boyd Christensen
Mazzie Boyd by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Boyd in 2022
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Education St. Joseph Christian School
Alma mater Missouri Western State University (BBA)
Website Official website

Mazzie Boyd Christensen [2] (née Boyd; born August 3, 1998) [3] is an American politician. She currently serves as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 2nd District, which encompasses Grundy, Harrison, Caldwell, Daviess and Worth County, for the Republican party since 2023. [4] She is currently among the youngest state legislators in the United States. [5]

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Early life and education

Christensen was born on August 3, 1998, in Stewartsville, Missouri, to Jason and Megan Boyd. She grew up on the family farm. [6] She has two younger brothers. Christensen attended St. Joseph Christian School [4] and Missouri Western State University. [7] [8] Christensen received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Missouri Western State University. [9]

Career

In August 2022, Christensen defeated Randy Railsback in the Republican primary election for the 2nd district of the Missouri House of Representatives. [10] The 2nd district covers Grundy, Harrison, Caldwell, Daviess, and Worth counties. [9] In November 2022, she defeated Lois Pontius in the general election, winning 82 percent of the votes. [11] She assumed office for her first two-year term in 2023 at the age of 24.

Before being elected, Christensen served in the White House as an executive assistant to the Director of Presidential Personnel John McEntee under the Trump administration, as well as a war room analyst for Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. She also worked as an intern for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, and a communications assistant for the Congressional Office of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. [12]

Personal life

On November 19, 2023, Boyd married Cole Christensen, a fellow state legislator who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2020, also for the Republican Party, in Valley City, North Dakota. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Conger, Phil (November 9, 2022). "Big turnout for general election; Boyd elected state representative". Bethany Republican-Clipper. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Representative Mazzie Christensen". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ↑ United States Public Records
  4. 1 2 "Representative Mazzie Boyd". Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ NOW, Sara Rooney News-Press. "Boyd claims title as one of Missouri Legislature's youngest members". News-Press NOW. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Mazzie Boyd". My Site. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Mazzie Boyd to face establishment candidate Rep. Randy Railsback in North Central Missouri". The Missouri Times. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ Turner, Kelton (June 8, 2022). "Mazzie Boyd running against incumbent Railsback in HD2". The Missouri Times. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Representative Mazzie Boyd". www.house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  10. ↑ "2022 Missouri State House – District 2 Republican Primary Results". USA Today . August 2, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 Missouri State House – District 2 Election Results". USA Today . November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Representative Mazzie Boyd". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Port: North Dakota state lawmaker is marrying another state lawmaker from Missouri". InForum. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-12-28.


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