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Board Member Profiles
The Honorable Donna Christensen, MD
Congresswoman, United States of America
The Honorable Donna M. Christensen continues to distinguish herself as a leader in the United States Congress. As a Member serving her sixth term, she is the first female physician in the history of the U.S. Congress, the first woman to represent an offshore Territory, and the first woman Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands.
In the 110th Congress, Delegate Christensen serves on the following House Committees, Subcommittees and Caucuses: She serves on the Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees territorial and public land issues, and on the Homeland Security Committee which oversees preparing the nation to prevent and withstand attack.
Delegate Christensen chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, which oversees the affairs of the offshore territories to include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, American Samoa and the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. The Subcommittee has been reinstated after 12 years with the Democratic takeover of the House. She also serves on the Homeland Security Subcommittees on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response and Emerging Threats, Cyber security and Science and Technology.
Delegate Christensen is a Member of the Congressional Black Caucus and chairs the Congressional Black Caucus’ Health Braintrust, which oversees and advocates minority health issues nationally and internationally. She is a Member of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues; Member of the Steering Committee of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus; Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus; Member of the Friends of the Caribbean Caucus; Member of the Coastal Caucus; Member of the Congressional Fire Caucus and additionally, a Member of the Congressional National Guard and Reserve Caucus.