Donna Jean Christianson

{{Short description|American politician (1931–2015)}}

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| name = Donna Jean Christianson

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| office = Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 66A district

| term_start = {{start date|1969|04|14}}

| term_end = {{end date|1971|01|04}}

| predecessor = Marvin E. Christianson Sr.

| birth_name = Donna Jean Andrae

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|10|17}}

| birth_place = Pekin, Illinois

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|05|11|1931|10|17}}

| death_place = Fairmont, Minnesota

| resting_place = Halstad, Minnesota

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| spouse = {{Marriage|Marvin E. Christianson Sr.|1950|1969|end=died}}

| party = Democrat

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Donna Jean Christianson (née Andrae; October 17, 1931 – May 11, 2015) was an American politician, farmer and homemaker.Donna Jean Christianson in the U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

Born in Pekin, Illinois to Wilbert and Viola (née Strope) Andrae, she was a potato farmer, billing agent, and homemaker in Halstad, Minnesota. She married Marvin Christianson in February 1950.in the U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current Her husband Marvin served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1967 until his death in 1969 from cancer. Christianson was elected in a special election succeeding her husband in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Christianson was a Democrat.

Christianson died of cancer on May 11, 2015 and had lived in Fairmont, Minnesota.Donna Jean Christianson in the Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 Her funeral was held at Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont, and she was buried in Halstad.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=11652|title=Christianson, Donna Jean "Donna Jean"|website=state.mn.us}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net/memsol.cgi?user_id=1583398|title=In Memory of Donna J. Christianson|website=lakeviewfuneralhome.net|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}