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Craig Christiansen

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Arkansas House of Representatives District 47

Years in office: 2019 - 2023

Predecessor:Michael John Gray (D)

Successor:Lee Johnson (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

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Craig Christiansen (Republican Party) was a member of theArkansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 47. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Christiansen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theArkansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 39. He lost in the Republican primary onMay 24, 2022.

Biography

Christiansen attended the University of Plano and Frisco College and graduated from Frisco College with a B.A. in business administration. In 1993, Christiansen became the owner/operator of Arkansas Traveler Hobbies. He served as a district investigator for the Arkansas Transportation Commission from 1978 to 1981.^[1] Christiansen has also been part of the Arabian Horse Association, the Arabian Horse Club of Arkansas, and the Arabian Horse Club of Texas where he served as president twice. In addition, he was the president and foundation chair for Bald Knob Rotary and a former judge for the International Arabian Horse Association.^[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Christiansen was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Transportation Committee
• Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee

2019-2020

Christiansen was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee
• Public Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39

Wayne Long defeatedClayton Hall in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Long (R)	82.5	6,341
	Submit photo	Clayton Hall (L)	17.5	1,345

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,686
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39

Wayne Long defeatedRobert Griffin in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39 on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Long	58.5	832
	Submit photo	Robert Griffin	41.5	590

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,422
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39

Robert Griffin andWayne Long advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbentCraig Christiansen in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Griffin	39.7	1,656
✔		Wayne Long	32.0	1,336
		Craig Christiansen	28.3	1,183

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,175
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39

Clayton Hall advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 39 on February 20, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Clayton Hall (L)

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2020

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentCraig Christiansen won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Craig Christiansen (R)	100.0	5,789

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentCraig Christiansen advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47.

2018

See also:Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47

Craig Christiansen defeated incumbentMichael John Gray in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Craig Christiansen (R)	50.7	3,650
		Michael John Gray (D)	49.3	3,548

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,198 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentMichael John Gray advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Michael John Gray

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47

Craig Christiansen advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 47 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Craig Christiansen

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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2022

In 2022, theArkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.

2021

2020

2019

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