Leland Christensen
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Preceded byGrant Larson
Succeeded byMike Gierau
BornApril 30, 1959
Alta, Wyoming, U.S.
Alta, Wyoming, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2022 (aged 62)
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Leland Christensen | |
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| Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Larson |
| Succeeded by | Mike Gierau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1959 Alta, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2022 (aged 62) Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anita Christensen |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Politician, auctioneer |
Leland G. Christensen (April 30, 1959 – February 4, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 17th district from 2011 until 2019.[1]
Christensen was born in Alta, Wyoming, and lived in Jackson, Wyoming. He worked as a law enforcement officer and an auctioneer. He served for fifteen years in the Wyoming National Guard and with the 19th Special Forces Group in the U.S. Army.[2][3][4]
He died from complications of COVID-19 in Idaho Falls on February 4, 2022, at the age of 62, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho. At the time of his death, Christensen was receiving chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[5]
