Christina Haswood

Christina Haswood (born April 17, 1994) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 10th district. Haswood represents southeastern Douglas County, including Baldwin City and part of Lawrence.

Christina Haswood
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 10th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byEileen Horn
Personal details
Born (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994
Navajo Nation, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHaskell Indian Nations University (AS)
Arizona State University (BS)
University of Kansas (MPH)
WebsiteHouse website

Haswood is among the youngest members of the Kansas Legislature, as well as the third Native American member in the body's history. She has gained prominence on social media through her profile on TikTok, with a combined number of 1.6 million likes on her videos as of January 2021.

Early life

Born in Inscription House on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, Haswood moved with her parents to Lawrence, Kansas as an infant. Growing up, her family struggled with poverty, relying on WIC, Section 8 housing, reduced-fee school lunch, and tribal clothing programs. Haswood attended Lawrence Public Schools, and played varsity basketball and volleyball at Lawrence High School before graduating in 2012. She was named Miss Indian Youth of Lawrence as a teenager.

Haswood earned an Associate's degree in Community Health at Haskell Indian Nations University before transferring to Arizona State University and earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Health in 2018. She graduated from the University of Kansas Medical Center with a Master's in Public Health in May 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Political career

Haswood announced her campaign for Kansas House of Representatives from District 10, which covers southeast Douglas County, in May of 2020. Though she faced two opponents in the Democratic primary, her campaign quickly garnered support from prominent local, state, and national officials, including the retiring 10th District incumbent Eileen Horn, former Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius, and New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland.

During the primary, Haswood began posting videos to a campaign TikTok account about her life and activities, which gradually increased in attention. Due in part to small donations from across the country as a result, Haswood raised the most money of any candidate in the race.

On August 4, 2020, Haswood won the primary with over 71% of the vote. In the blue 10th district, covering two college towns, no Republican candidate filed to contest the general election. Haswood was elected to the Kansas House unopposed on November 3, 2020.

Elections
Kansas House of Representatives 10th district election, 2020[1][2]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christina Haswood 2,621 70.7
Democratic Brandon Holland 550 14.8
Democratic AJ Stevens 535 14.4
Total votes 3,706 100.0
General election
Democratic Christina Haswood 9,446 100.0
Total votes 9,446 100.0
Democratic hold

References
  1. "August 4, 2020 Douglas County Primary Election Results" (PDF). Douglas County, KS Elections Office. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. "November 3, 2020 Douglas County General Election Results" (PDF). Douglas County, KS Elections Office. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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