Earl Christensen

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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|name = Earl Christensen

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|office = President of the Wyoming State Senate

|term_start = 1969

|term_end = 1971

|predecessor = Dick Jones

|successor = Pete Madsen

|office2 = Member of the Wyoming State Senate

|term_start2 = 1959

|term_end2 = 1984

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|birth_date = {{birth date |1919|12|20}}

|birth_place = Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|31|1919|12|20}}

|death_place = Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S.

|party = Republican

|occupation = rancher

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John Earl Christensen (December 20, 1919 – January 31, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Wyoming. He served in the Wyoming State Senate as a member of the Republican Party.{{cite news|title=Christensen, Earl|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/obits/christensen-earl/article_02655c06-0396-5161-ad52-b32795951e80.html|accessdate=2 March 2015|agency=Rapid City Journal|date=5 February 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://sundancetimes.com/j-earl-christensen/ |title=J. Earl Christensen | Sundance Times |access-date=2015-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042924/http://sundancetimes.com/j-earl-christensen/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} He served as President of the Wyoming Senate from 1969 to 1971.{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/information/docs/LegOfficers.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212044948/http://soswy.state.wy.us/Information/docs/LegOfficers.pdf |archivedate=2014-12-12 }}{{cite web|url=http://nlj.stparchive.com/Archive/NLJ/NLJ05092013p06.php|title=News Letter Journal  May 9, 2013 Page06|publisher=|accessdate=5 January 2015}} He attended the University of Wyoming and was a rancher.{{Cite book |url=https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookFour.pdf |title=Wyoming Blue Book |publisher=Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce |year=1991 |editor-last=Jost |editor-first=Loren |volume=4}}