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|name=Wayne Christian

|name=Wayne Christian

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|image=Wayne Christian of TX.jpg

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Lisa Ruth Lemoine Christian (married 1975)

|spouse=Lisa Ruth Lemoine Christian (married 1975)

   

   

A financial planner, Christian is an agent of Woodbury Financial Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynechristian.com/waynechristian.aspx|title=Wayne Christian & Associates|publisher=waynechristian.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he minored in marketing.<ref name=ttrib>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wayne-christian/|title=Wayne Christian|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

A financial planner, Christian is an agent of Woodbury Financial Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynechristian.com/waynechristian.aspx|title=Wayne Christian & Associates|publisher=waynechristian.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he minored in marketing.<ref name=ttrib>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wayne-christian/|title=Wayne Christian|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

==Political life==

==Political life==

In 2009, Christian obtained passage of a controversial amendment sponsored by a legislative ally, Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton, a Republican from Mauriceville in Orange County in far southeastern Texas, that allows Christian and a handful of neighbors on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, Texas, to rebuild beachfront houses destroyed by [[Hurricane Ike]]. While the measure was strongly opposed by Commissioner of the General Land Office [[Jerry E. Patterson]], who said he would not enforce it if passed, it easily passed through the House with almost no objection. Governor [[Rick Perry]] let the bill, and subsequently the Hamilton amendment, become law without his signature, a prerogative of the governor.<ref name=amendment>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/search/content/region/legislature/stories/06/05/0605beach.html|title=Danny Yadron, "Post-Hurricane Ike amendment would let legislator rebuild," June 5, 2009|publisher=''Austin American Statesman''|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> Christian denied that the amendment is at odds with the Texas Open Beaches Act or an environmental interference but reflects the right of property owners to use their holdings as they deem appropriate. The Texas Supreme Court has since sided with the private landowners in the area and upheld the protections put in place by Hamilton's amendment.<ref name=amendment/>

In 2009, Christian obtained passage of a controversial amendment sponsored by a legislative ally, Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton, a Republican from Mauriceville in Orange County in far southeastern Texas, that allows Christian and a handful of neighbors on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, Texas, to rebuild beachfront houses destroyed by [[Hurricane Ike]]. While the measure was strongly opposed by Commissioner of the General Land Office [[Jerry E. Patterson]], who said he would not enforce it if passed, it easily passed through the House with almost no objection. Governor [[Rick Perry]] let the bill, and subsequently the Hamilton amendment, become law without his signature, a prerogative of the governor.<ref name=amendment>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/search/content/region/legislature/stories/06/05/0605beach.html|title=Danny Yadron, "Post-Hurricane Ike amendment would let legislator rebuild," June 5, 2009|publisher=''Austin American Statesman''|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> Christian denied that the amendment is at odds with the Texas Open Beaches Act or an environmental interference but reflects the right of property owners to use their holdings as they deem appropriate. The Texas Supreme Court has since sided with the private landowners in the area and upheld the protections put in place by Hamilton's amendment.<ref name=amendment/>

==Defeat in 2012==

==Defeat in 2012==

Under the 2012 redistricting plan for the Texas House, Christian ran unsuccessfully in a district in which some 80 percent of the constituents were new to him. He was among several senior House Republicans who were either paired off with other Republicans or moved into largely new population districts. These members blamed House [[Speaker]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] for unfair redrawing of their district boundaries. In both 2009 and 2011, Christian and many of the East Texas lawmakers opposed the election of Straus, who is considered a Moderate Republican in the tradition of his old mentor, [[John Tower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whiteforeasttexas.com/?p=253|title=A Word from James White|publisher=whiteforeasttexas.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://everythingnac.com/?p=15924|title=Nacogdoches County Republicans Meeting Today, June 28, Tune in today and hear U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert|publisher=everythingnac.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

Under the 2012 redistricting plan for the Texas House, Christian ran unsuccessfully in a district in which some 80 percent of the constituents were new to him. He was among several senior House Republicans who were either paired off with other Republicans or moved into largely new population districts. These members blamed House [[Speaker]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] for unfair redrawing of their district boundaries. In both 2009 and 2011, Christian and many of the East Texas lawmakers opposed the election of Straus, who is considered a [[Moderate Republica]]n in the tradition of his late mentor, [[John Tower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whiteforeasttexas.com/?p=253|title=A Word from James White|publisher=whiteforeasttexas.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://everythingnac.com/?p=15924|title=Nacogdoches County Republicans Meeting Today, June 28, Tune in today and hear U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert|publisher=everythingnac.com|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, Christian ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for one of the three seats on the Railroad Commission. He lost to intra-party challenger Ryan Sitton, an oil and natural gas engineer from Friendswood, Texas, who polled 398,652 (57.3 percent). Christian trailed with 297,654 ballots (42.7 percent in a low-turnout contest).

In 2014, Christian ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for one of the three seats on the Railroad Commission. He lost to intra-party challenger Ryan Sitton, an oil and natural gas engineer from Friendswood, Texas, who polled 398,652 (57.3 percent). Christian trailed with 297,654 ballots (42.7 percent in a low-turnout contest).