He was appointed to the state House in 2014 to fill out the remainder of the term of Representative Larry Crouse.

[1] Christian was born in Los Angeles and raised in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated from Joel E. Ferris High School.

In 2010, he fell 12.5 points short of unseating the incumbent Spokane County Auditor, Vicky Dalton.

[3] Christian was appointed to the state legislature on January 8, 2014, by the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, despite being the second choice of the Republican Precinct Committee Officers from the district.

[4] Christian filled the vacancy left after Larry Crouse resigned from his seat in the legislature on December 31, 2013, because of health problems.