Christine Drazan

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Christine Renee Drazan (née Deboy, born May 28, 1972) is an American politician who has served in the Oregon State Senate since 2025 in the 26th district as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th and 51st districts. She was minority leader in the state house from 2019 to 2021, and in 2025. Drazan was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and educated at Eagle Point High School and George Fox University. During the 1990s, she worked for Speaker Mark Simmons. She was elected to the state house in 2018 and selected to serve as minority leader. During her tenure as minority leader, she engaged in various parliamentary tactics to thwart legislation supported by the Democratic majority. Drazan was the Republican nominee in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election, but lost to Democratic nominee Tina Kotek. She is the Republican nominee in the 2026 Oregon gubernatorial election.

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