Christine Drazan | |
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.jpg) Drazan in 2019 | |
| Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| Assuming office January 21, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Jeff Helfrich |
| Member-elect of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| Assuming office January 21, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | James Hieb |
| Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office September 16, 2019 – November 30, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Vikki Breese-Iverson |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Kennemer |
| Succeeded by | James Hieb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christine Renee Deboy May 28, 1972[1] Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Daniel Drazan |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | George Fox University (BA) |
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Christine Renee Drazan (née Deboy; born May 28, 1972) is an American politician who serves in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district as a member of the Republican Party. She served from the 39th district from 2019 to 2022, before losing in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election to Democrat Tina Kotek. During her tenure in the state house she served as the minority leader from 2019 to 2021.
Drazan was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and educated at Eagle Point High School and George Fox University. During the 1990s she worked for Speaker Mark Simmons. She was elected to the state house in the 2018 election and reelected in the 2020 election. During her tenure as minority leader, she engaged in dilatory and quorum denial tactics in an attempt to thwart legislation sponsored by Democrats.
- ^ The Oregonian Editorial Board (October 17, 2018). "Editorial endorsement: Christine Drazan for House District 39". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.