Christine was born and raised in Cache Valley. Living in Lewiston she helped her Grandpa Hyer haul hay, thin and hoe sugar beets, and milk cows. She graduated from high school in California and quickly returned to Utah State University and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. 

Christine has a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the U of U and three Special Education Endorsements from BYU. She taught school in Castle Dale for 20 years and then left to work for the Utah Education Association.

Christine has had the honor to serve rural Utah for eleven years in the legislature, with encouragement and support from her belated husband, John. She loves representing this part of the state and fights hard for our priorities and values. She supports our oil, gas and coal industries and understands the importance of rural economic development needed to preserve our way of life and combat the challenges we face now and in the future.

As a former educator, she supports our teachers and understands the importance of providing the highest quality education to rural Utah’s children.  

Christine loves living in rural Utah and appreciates and values the lifestyle living here affords. She and her husband lived happily together for many years on 2.5 acres in Carbon County. She currently lives in the same home with a son and grandson. She loves her chickens and their eggs and enjoys planting, growing, and preserving her veggies.