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The [[conservative]] Christian, strongly [[pro-life]], is the current president of the bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition. He is also currently a sitting board member of the Texas [[TEA Party]]. He has served as vice chairman of the Regulated Industries and Criminal Jurisprudence committees and currently serves on the influential Ways and Means Committee. Throughout his years as a member of the Texas House, Christian has received numerous awards for his conservative voting record. In 1997, he was named "Outstanding Freshman Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Republican Caucus. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has designated him as "Taxpayer Hero" and "Taxpayer Champion". He was named "National Legislator of the Year" by the conservative [[interest group]], the American Legislative Exchange Council. The Texas Business Association named him "Fighter for Free Enterprise." The Young Conservatives of Texas presented Christian with the "Torch of Freedom Lifetime Achievement Award". Vision America named Christian, who is of the [[Baptist]] denomination, as "Hero of the Faith." The Texas County Extension Service named him "Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture." The Texas branch of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] presented him with its "Freedom and Family Award" and also recognized Christian as one of the sixteen "most conservative" of the 181 members of both legislative chambers. In the 80th legislative session, the ''Capitol Insider'' declared his voting record as "100 percent conservative".<ref name=aboutchr/>  

The [[conservative]] Christian, strongly [[pro-life]], is the current president of the bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition. He is also currently a sitting board member of the Texas [[TEA Party]]. He has served as vice chairman of the Regulated Industries and Criminal Jurisprudence committees and currently serves on the influential Ways and Means Committee. Throughout his years as a member of the Texas House, Christian has received numerous awards for his conservative voting record. In 1997, he was named "Outstanding Freshman Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Republican Caucus. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has designated him as "Taxpayer Hero" and "Taxpayer Champion". He was named "National Legislator of the Year" by the conservative [[interest group]], the American Legislative Exchange Council. The Texas Business Association named him "Fighter for Free Enterprise." The Young Conservatives of Texas presented Christian with the "Torch of Freedom Lifetime Achievement Award". Vision America named Christian, who is of the [[Baptist]] denomination, as "Hero of the Faith." The Texas County Extension Service named him "Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture." The Texas branch of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] presented him with its "Freedom and Family Award" and also recognized Christian as one of the sixteen "most conservative" of the 181 members of both legislative chambers. In the 80th legislative session, the ''Capitol Insider'' declared his voting record as "100 percent conservative".<ref name=aboutchr/>  

In the recently-concluded 82nd Legislature, Christian was awarded "Legislator of the Year" by the ''Texas Conservative Digest'', and scored a 100 percent conservative rating on the Texas Eagle Forum scorecard, as well as an A+ rating from the Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Christian has worked on such lingering issues as the future of power plants in East Texas and settling the 30-year water level problems of Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, located on the Texas/[[Louisiana]] border.<ref name=aboutchr/>  

In the recently concluded 82nd Legislature, Christian was awarded "Legislator of the Year" by the ''Texas Conservative Digest'', and scored a 100 percent conservative rating on the Texas Eagle Forum scorecard, as well as an A+ rating from the Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Christian has worked on such lingering issues as the future of power plants in East Texas and settling the 30-year water level problems of Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, located on the Texas/[[Louisiana]] border.<ref name=aboutchr/>  

In 1996, Christian won his initial two-year term in the state House with less than 51 percent of the general election vote. In 2004, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the seat now held by fellow Republican [[Louie Gohmert]] of Tyler, Texas. In 2007, Christian returned to the Texas House after a two-year absence. Christian unseated freshman Representative Roy Morris Blake, Jr., of Nacogdoches in the March 2006 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. He has since retained his seat by comfortable margins. He was reelected in 2010 with 72 percent of the vote cast.<ref name=ttrib/>

In 1996, Christian won his initial two-year term in the state House with less than 51 percent of the general election vote. In 2004, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the seat now held by fellow Republican [[Louie Gohmert]] of Tyler, Texas. In 2007, Christian returned to the Texas House after a two-year absence. Christian unseated freshman Representative Roy Morris Blake, Jr., of Nacogdoches in the March 2006 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. He has since retained his seat by comfortable margins. He was reelected in 2010 with 72 percent of the vote cast.<ref name=ttrib/>