Christine Marsh Explained

Christine Marsh
State Senate:Arizona
District:4th
Termstart:January 9, 2023
Preceded:Lisa Otondo
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:28th
Termstart1:January 11, 2021
Termend1:January 9, 2023
Preceded1:Kate Brophy McGee
Successor1:Frank Carroll
Residence:Phoenix, Arizona
Party:Democratic

Christine Porter Marsh is an American politician and public school teacher from Arizona. She was elected to the state senate in 2020.[1] A Democrat, she was first elected to represent district District 28, and later District 4, after redistricting.[2] [3] She won by 497 votes (50.2%) against incumbent Kate Brophy McGee in an election with more than 120,000 votes cast.[4] Marsh previously ran against Brophy McGee in 2018 and lost by 267 votes (49.9%).[5]

Christine Marsh taught high school English at Chaparral High School for 27 years, before leaving to teach in the Cave Creek Unified School district for two years. In 2019 and she returned to Scottsdale Unified School District and in 2021 started her 30th year of teaching. In 2016, Marsh was named Arizona's Teacher of the Year.[6] [7]

Marsh received undergraduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles after attending on a track scholarship.[8] She received her Master's from the College of Education at Grand Canyon University. Marsh also has an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Northern Arizona University.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christine Marsh. Ballotpedia.
  2. News: Shumway . Julia . Marsh declares victory in tight senate race . 5 January 2021 . Arizona Capitol Times . November 13, 2020.
  3. News: Gambino. Lauren. Singh. Maanvi. October 30, 2020. 'Voters are fed up': will Arizona's suburbs abandon the party of Trump?. The Guardian. 5 January 2021.
  4. Web site: 2020 Arizona State Senate - District 28 Election Results . AZ Central . 5 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Arizona State Senate District 28. 2021-08-18. Ballotpedia. en.
  6. News: Resto-Montero . Gabriela . Christine Marsh, Arizona's 2016 Teacher of the Year, Is Running for Office and Her Former Students Are Helping Out . 5 January 2021 . Teen Vogue . October 31, 2018.
  7. News: Magruder . Janie . COE graduates dominate Arizona top-teacher contest . 5 January 2021 . GCU Today . November 20, 2015.
  8. Web site: 2020 Christine Marsh. 2021-08-18. Arizona List.