Christine Erickson
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Christine Erickson
| state_house = South Dakota
| district = 11th
| alongside = Jim Stalzer
| term_start = January 11, 2013
| term_end = May 20, 2014
| predecessor = Lora Hubbel
| successor = Mark Willadsen
| birth_name = Christine Marie Vinatieri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|29}}
| birth_place = Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Tony Erickson
| children = 3
| relatives = Adam Vinatieri (brother)
| education = National American University
University of Sioux Falls (BA)
}}
Christine Marie Erickson{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/137860 |title=Christine Erickson's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=January 15, 2014}} ({{née}} Vinatieri; born January 29, 1978) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has been an at-large member of the Sioux Falls City Council since 2014. She was previously a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2013 to 2014.
Education
Erickson earned her associate degree in business administration from National American University and her bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Sioux Falls.
{{cite web | url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/137860/christine-erickson | title=The Voter's Self Defense System }}{{cite web |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/columnists/stu-whitney/2015/07/24/christine-erickson-city-council-stu-whitney-politics/30641421 |title=Sky's the limit for fast-rising Erickson |work=Argus Leader |date=July 24, 2015}}
Elections
In 2012, when incumbent Republican Representative Lora Hubbel ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 11 seat open, Erickson ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 539 votes (31.2%) ahead of incumbent Representative Mark Willadsen; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Erickson took the first seat with 5,685 votes (30.93%) and fellow Republican nominee Jim Stalzer took the second seat ahead of Democratic former Representative Darrell Solberg and Jim Larson,{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title=Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 15, 2014}} who had run for the seat in 2010.
In 2014, Erickson ran for the at-large B seat of the Sioux Falls City Council, when Jim Entenman chose not to seek re-election. She defeated her Democratic challenger Denny Pierson by 17,489 votes (65%) to 9,470 (35%).{{cite web|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/city/2014/04/08/erickson-maintains-lead-large-seat-b-city-council-race/7492139/|title=Erickson earns term over Pierson in At-large B council race|date=April 9, 2014}} She resigned her District 11 seat after the election,{{cite web|url=http://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=16119|title=State Representative Erickson Resigns To Assume Position On Sioux Falls City Council|date=May 14, 2014}} and her vacancy was filled by Willadsen, who was appointed by Governor of South Dakota, Dennis Daugaard, to finish her term.{{cite web|url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2014/06/18/332351.htm|title=South Dakota Agency Owner to Fill Vacant House Seat|date=June 18, 2014}} In 2018, she defeated Nick Weiland 67% to 33%.{{cite web|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/city/2018/04/10/sioux-falls-city-council-election-brekke-paulson-erickson-weiland/502542002/|title=Transparency fuels At-Large City Council victory for Brekke, Erickson defeats Weiland|date=April 11, 2018}}
References
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External links
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