James J. Christiana III (born October 3, 1983) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019.
Early life and education The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christiana is a fourth-generation resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Beaver High School in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 2002.
He attended Washington & Jefferson College, where he played on the men's soccer team. As a college senior in 2005, Christiana became the youngest member of the Beaver Borough Council. He graduated in 2006 with a degree in political science.
As a Republican member of the Beaver Borough Council, Christiana served as the chair of the Finance Committee.
State House In November 2008, he defeated Democratic incumbent Vince Biancucci to represent the 15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Senate race In April 2017, Christiana announced he was running for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, seeking to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. in 2018.Jill Daly, Christiana says he's candidate for U.S. Senate, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 8, 2017). Christiana ran against Berwick borough councilman Andrew Shecktor and Representative Lou Barletta.John L. Micek, A third Republican announces he's in to win it against Sen. Bob Casey, (April 10, 2017). He was defeated by Barletta in the primary 63 percent to 37 percent.
Electoral history + 15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesYearRepublicanVotesPctDemocratVotesPct2008Jim Christiana15,13451.5Vince Biancucci14,28048.52010Jim Christiana13,30862.3Frank Bovalino8,06237.72012Jim Christiana17,47361.1Robert Williams11,14438.92014Jim Christiana12,58569.4Paul Cain5,54530.62016Jim Christiana18,36863.1Michael Rossi10,75936.9
References
External links Jim Christiana (R) official PA House profile