Christina Hagan
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2020}}
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{{BLP sources|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Christina Hagan
|state_house = Ohio
|district = 50th
|term_start = March 2, 2011
|term_end = December 31, 2018
|predecessor = Todd Snitchler
|successor = Reggie Stoltzfus
|birth_name = Christina Marie Hagan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|11}}
|birth_place = Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Malone University (BA)
|website = {{URL|ohiohouse.gov/Christina-Hagan|State House website}}
}}
Christina Marie Hagan-Nemeth (born December 11, 1988){{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Robert |title=Hagan's lobbying paid off with House seat |url=http://www.cantonrep.com/topstories/x1777806619/Hagans-lobbying-paid-off-with-House-seat | work= The Repository| place= Canton, Ohio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317113633/http://www.cantonrep.com/topstories/x1777806619/Hagans-lobbying-paid-off-with-House-seat |archive-date=March 17, 2011 |access-date=March 15, 2011}} is an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 50th district.{{Cite web |title=Christina Hagan-Nemeth, Representative |url=http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=50 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018125759/http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=50 |archive-date= October 18, 2011 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |website= house.state.oh.us| publisher= Ohio House of Representatives}} She was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Ohio's 13th congressional district.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/04/christina-hagan-on-track-to-challenge-rep-tim-ryan-see-who-won-ohios-congressional-primaries.html|title=Christina Hagan on track to challenge Rep. Tim Ryan: See who won Ohio's congressional primaries | first= Sabrina| last= Eaton |date=April 29, 2020|website= cleveland.com | access-date= January 26, 2021}}
Early life and education
Hagan was born and raised in Marlboro Township, a rural township in Stark County, Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20121224/News/312249890| title= Rep. Christina Hagan marries in Statehouse rotunda| first= Robert| last= Wang| work= The Repository | place= Canton, Ohio| via= CantonRep.com}} She earned a degree in business administration with minors in business management and political science at Malone University. She supported herself in high school and college by working at various jobs: for her family's businesses, Hagan Heating and Plumbing, Bravo! Cucina Italiana and Carrabba's Italian Grill.{{cite web |title= The Voter's Self Defense System |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/102684/christina-hagan |website=VoteSmart.org |access-date=26 January 2021}} She also volunteered on her father's political campaigns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20110307/News/303079849|title=Ohio House feels like home for Hagan| first= Robert| last= Wang| work= The Repository| place= Canton, Ohio| via= CantonRep.com}}{{cite web |title=John Hagan, District 8 |url= http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/State-Board/State-Board-Members/District-08-Hagan.pdf.aspx |website= education.ohio.gov| publisher= Ohio Department of Education |access-date= 26 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201017150055/http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/State-Board/State-Board-Members/District-08-Hagan.pdf.aspx |archive-date=17 October 2020}}
Career
= Ohio House of Representatives =
Hagan-Nemeth served as a state representative from 2011 to 2018. She ran against Todd Snitchler in 2008, losing in the Republican primary to replace her father.{{Cite web |url= https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=433428|title=Our Campaigns - OH State House 50 - R Primary Race - Mar 04, 2008|website= ourcampaigns.com}}
= Congressional campaigns =
Hagan-Nemeth announced in April 2017 that she was running for Congress in the 16th district in the 2018 election.{{Cite web |last=Balint |first=Ed |date=April 3, 2017 |title=State Rep. Christina Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, announced on Monday that she's running for Congress. |url=http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20170403/state-rep-hagan-announces-congressional-bid | work= The Repository| place= Canton, Ohio| via= CantonRep.com}} She lost the primary to Anthony Gonzalez, with 40% of the vote to Gonzalez's 53%. Hagan-Nemeth did not live in the 16th congressional district.
On April 28, 2020, after competing in the most crowded field in Northeast Ohio, Hagan-Nemeth won the Republican primary for Ohio's 13th congressional district, with preliminary results showing her winning 66% of the vote. Hagan-Nemeth faced incumbent Democrat Tim Ryan in the general election. She does not live in the 13th congressional district{{Cite web| url= https://www.wfmj.com/story/42066644/ohio-primary-2020|title=Initial results reported in Ohio's mail-in primary election |website= WFMJ.com | first= Brandon | last= Brown| date= April 28, 2020| access-date= January 26, 2021}} and was criticized for seeking office outside her district. She lost the election, receiving 44.9% of the vote.{{Cite web| url= https://www.wksu.org/government-politics/2020-11-03/u-s-rep-tim-ryan-wins-re-election-in-ohios-13th-district| title=U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan Wins Re-election in Ohio's 13th District|date=November 4, 2020| website= WKSU.org | access-date= }}
Personal life
In 2014 Hagan-Nemeth married Adam Nemeth, whom she met while studying at Malone University. He is a plumber, electrician, and HVAC technician who has worked at the Hagan family HVAC company and is also a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in Marlboro Township. Hagan-Nemeth gave birth to her daughter Josaphine Jane in 2015{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Robert |title= State lawmaker balancing bills and baby on the job |url= https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20160202/NEWS/160209828 |access-date=March 1, 2016 | work= The Repository| place= Canton, Ohio | via= CantonRep.com}} and twin sons in October 2018.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Christina Hagan heading to Washington to support Judge Amy Coney Barrett |url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/christina-hagan-heading-to-washington-to-support-judge-amy-coney-barrett/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=WKBN.com |language=en-US}}
Hagan is a Methodist.{{cite web | url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/102684/christina-hagan | title=Vote Smart | Facts for All }}
References
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External links
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- [https://hagan2020.com/ Hagan for Congress]
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