Leonard Christian

Leonard Christian
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 1, 4th legislative district
In office January 8, 2014[1] – November 25, 2014
Preceded by	Larry Crouse
Succeeded by	Bob McCaslin, Jr.
Personal details
Born	Leonard Glenn Christian September 22, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Rima Marie (Ashbrook) Christian
Residence	Spokane Valley, Washington
Alma mater	Joel E. Ferris High School Community College of the Air Force (A.A.S.) Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (B.S.) Webster University (M.B.A.)
Profession	Real estate broker Lender
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1984 – 2004 (20 years)
Rank	Master sergeant

Leonard Glenn Christian (born September 22, 1965) is an American politician of the Republican Party. For nine months in 2014, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 4th Legislative District. Christian was appointed to the state legislature on January 8, 2014, by the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, despite being the second choice of the Republican Precinct Committee Officers from the district.^[2] Christian filled the vacancy left after Larry Crouse resigned from his seat in the legislature on December 31, 2013, because of health problems.^[3] In 2010, he fell 12.5 points short of unseating the incumbent Spokane County Auditor, Vicky Dalton.^[4]

References

1. "Spokane Valley businessman selected for 4th District legislative seat". spokesman.com. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
2. "In brief: Possible replacements for Rep. Larry Crouse narrowed to three". spokesman.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
3. "Rep. Larry Crouse resigning because of health problems". heraldnet.com. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
4. "2010 Washington General Election - Auditor, Spokane County". spokesman.com. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2014-01-10.