Steve R. Christiansen (born September 24, 1961) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 47th district from 2019 to 2021.

Early life and education

Christiansen was born in

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in 1961. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the

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and a

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from the

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Career

From 1989 to 2002, Christiansen worked as a managing director, brand manager, and marketing director for

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. He was then the executive vice president of School Specialty, a school supplies company based in Greenville, Wisconsin. Christiansen was also a minority investor in a home healthcare company. From 2007 to 2010, he was the president of Wash Pro Enterprises, an industrial cleaning company. From 2010 to 2012, he was the CEO of RiverRock Bioscience. From 2012 to 2016, Christiansen was the global director of distribution for

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

. He was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in a special election to succeed Ken Ivory. In the House, he was a member of the Political Subdivisions Committee and Transportation Committee. In 2021, Christiansen cast doubt on the integrity of Utah's 2020 election, despite no evidence of election fraud. He became one of the leaders of an effort to audit the

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result in Utah and claimed that vote-by-mail increases election fraud. He resigned from the legislature on October 28, 2021.Rep. Steve Christiansen resigns from Utah House of Representatives
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References

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