Donna Christensen

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Donna M. Christensen was a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic nomination.

Donna M. Christensen currently serves as the Congressional Delegate from the Virgin Islands. She was a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green, is the non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the U. S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 1996. In September of 2008, she defeated challenger Victor Frazer in the Democratic primary election.(map)

Record and controversies

General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's articles on legislation. You can add information you find on how Donna Christensen voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to cite your sources!

Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

House delegate voting rights

On January 24, 2007, after Democrats took control of the House following the 2006 congressional elections, a rule change was again passed providing delegates and the resident commissioner with limited voting rights. The change allowed delegates and the resident commissioner (4 of 5 of whom were Democrats) to vote on the House floor in the "Committee of the Whole," whereby bills are debated and amendments are added. The rule, however, stipulated that if a delegate's vote was decisive, the committee would disband and a new vote would be taken without the non-voting members.

Del. Christensen said that she would have preferred to receive full voting rights, but that the rule change was "important because it's a step forward."

Main article: Voting rights in the District of Columbia

Bio

2008 superdelegate

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Virgin Islands superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Christensen was born in Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey on September 19, 1945. She attended St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.. She was a physician, then served as medical director for the St. Croix Hospital, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. She was the commissioner of health for the Virgin Islands and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions for the 1984, 1988 and 1992 elections. She worked as a television journalist, and then was elected as a Democrat to the House, serving from January 3, 1997, to the present.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, independent Warren Mosler announced his intention to challenge Christensen in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1]

Money in politics

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Links to more campaign contribution information for Donna Christensen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2006 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Donna Christensen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Donna Christensen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Donna Christensen from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• Director, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Committees

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
  • Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Chair

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation and Public Lands - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight

More Background Data

• Background information on Donna Christensen from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Donna Christensen from Project Vote Smart

• Information on Donna Christensen from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Donna Christensen. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
1510 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-1790
Fax: 202-225-5517
Web Email
Website

District Office- St. Croix:
Post Office Box 5980
Space 25, Sunny Isle Shopping Center
St. Croix, VI 00823
Phone: 340-778-5900
Fax: 340-778-5111

District Office- St. Thomas:
Second Floor, Suite 207
Nisky Business Center
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-774-4408
Fax: 340-774-8033

Articles and resources

• Official website

• Donna Christensen's Colbert Report interview. (Other Colbert Report interviews with members of Congress.)

• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Related SourceWatch articles

• Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
  • Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
• U.S. presidential election, 2008
  • U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
• Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections

External resources

• DemConWatch - A very comprehensive list of superdelegates and known commitments. Please use this as a starting point and double check by doing a news search to make sure the data is accurate. If you have a tip, let them know.
• WashingtonPost.com - Web site with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.

External articles

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position: None	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses: Director, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Committees: House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Homeland Security/Subcommittee on Emergency Communications Preparedness and Response, House Committee on Homeland Security/Subcommittee on Emerging Threats Cybersecurity and Science and Technology, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Natural Resources/Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources/Subcommittee on National Parks Forests and Public Lands
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 5, 1996	First Took Current Office: January 3, 1997	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? None or Not Available,	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. Post Office Box 5980, Space 25, Sunny Isle Shopping Center, St. Croix, VI 00823 Phone: 340-778-5900 / Fax: 340-778-5111 2. Second Floor, Suite 207, Nisky Business Center, St. Thomas, VI 00802 Phone: 340-774-4408 / Fax: 340-774-8033
Campaign Contact:
Website: Webform Email: / Email: Campaign Offices: 1. Phone: / Fax:
Zip Code Affiliations:
Misc:
Date of Birth: September 19, 1945