Donna Christensen
Donna Christensen | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Virgin Islands Democratic Party | |
| In office August 6, 2016 – August 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Benjamin |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Benjamin |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. Virgin Islands's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Victor O. Frazer |
| Succeeded by | Stacey Plaskett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donna Marie Christian September 19, 1945 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Chris Christensen (m. 1998) |
| Education | St. Mary's College, Indiana (BS) George Washington University (MD) |
Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is an American physician and politician. She served as the 4th elected non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands's at-large district to the United States House of Representatives from 1997 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Christensen is the first woman to win the party’s nomination for governor in Virgin Islands history. She is the first woman to represent the territory in the U.S. Congress.