Chris Eaton (politician)

Christine Ann "Chris" Eaton (born January 5, 1954) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate.

A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 40, which includes the cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Eaton is a graduate of Anoka-Ramsey Community College, where she earned her nursing degree.

She has been Director of Health Services at Mental Health Resources since 2009, and previously worked as a nurse at Ramsey County Mental Health Initiative from 1998 to 2008, and as a nurse and human services tech at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center from 1991 to 1998.

Eaton won a special election held on October 18, 2011, filling a seat that was vacated following the death of long-time Senator Linda Scheid on June 15, 2011.