Allen Christensen is an American politician

Politics of the United States

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 from Utah

Utah

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. A Republican

Utah Republican Party

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, he is a member of the Utah State Senate

Utah State Senate

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, representing the state's 19th senate district

19th Utah Senate District

The 19th Utah Senate District is located in Morgan, Summit, and Weber Counties and includes Utah House Districts 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 53. The current State Senator representing the 19th district is Allen M. Christensen. Christensen was elected to the Utah Senate in 2004 and is up for re-election in...

 in Morgan

Morgan County, Utah

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, Summit

Summit County, Utah

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 and Weber

Weber County, Utah

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 Counties.

Biography

Christensen attended Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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, Utah State University

Utah State University

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 and Weber State University

Weber State University

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. He received his DDS

Doctor of Dental Surgery

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 degree from the University of the Pacific.

He sparked a controversy by proposing a bill in the 2010 session of the Utah state legislature that would allow wolves in Utah be "destroyed or removed from the state". According to legal analysis of the bill, it would likely only be enforceable in areas of the state where the wolves are not protected by federal statute.

Sources

• Project Vote Smart biography on Christensen