Photo: United States Office of Insular Affairs, United States Office of Congresswoman Donna Christensen / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Donna Christian-Christensen

ドンナ・クリステンセン　/　どんな・くりすてんせん

American politician

September 19, 1945 (age 80)　・　Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
politician

My Take

Donna Christian-Christensen fascinates me because she carried two demanding callings at once: physician and politician. Representing the U.S. Virgin Islands as a non-voting delegate from 1997 to 2015 is nearly two decades of patient, often thankless service, and her medical lens surely shaped how she approached health policy. The 2010 award from a major physicians' body confirms peers took her seriously. I tend to gravitate toward public figures who are substance over spectacle, and she reads as exactly that. People who serve steadily, without needing the spotlight, are the ones I most want to celebrate here.

Overview

Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is an American physician and politician. She served as the 4th elected non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands's at-large district to the United States House of Representatives from 1997 until 2015.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Donna Christian-Christensen
Name (Japanese): ドンナ・クリステンセン
Reading: どんな・くりすてんせん
Born: September 19, 1945 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rooster
Origin: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Saint Mary's College

Awards & achievements

2010 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for United States Representatives

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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