Jill Christenson
MN · Forest Lake Area Schools Board Member
Jill Christenson has served on the Forest Lake Area Schools board since 2022 and worked nearly a decade at Scandia Elementary. She wants to put students first, support teachers and staff, and spend public money carefully.
Where Jill Christenson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Data Privacy (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted to require that the superintendent's contract be posted on the district website with other job contracts. The change passed 5-1.
October 2, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to have staff look into giving the board's bill lists and money reports in a searchable format. The motion passed 6-1.
August 21, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted to renew the school district's operating levy, a local property tax for schools. The renewal passed 5-2.
January 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted for a 2% pay raise for school board members, about $8.52 more a month. The raise passed 5-2.
January 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to keep a request that school boards be allowed to renew existing voter-approved levies in the board's 2023 list of asks to state lawmakers. The list passed 5-2.
January 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to let parents see the Minnesota Student Survey online and learn they can opt their child out. The amended motion passed 6-1.
February 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted no on repealing the district's multicultural, gender-fair and disability-sensitive education policy (Policy 529). The repeal failed 3-4.
June 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Moved to appoint Karen Morehead to the open school board seat. The vote tied 3-3, so it failed.
March 19, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on hiring Beck Law Group as the school district's lawyer. The vote tied 3-3, so it failed.
February 19, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to appoint Jim Smith to the open school board seat. The vote tied 3-3, so it failed.
December 4, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to let the whole board run the search for a new superintendent, not just the chair and vice chair. The motion failed 2-4.
November 6, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on adopting the board chair's letter to state leaders about federal Title IX rules and girls' sports. The letter passed 4-3.
October 2, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on replacing the board's 200-series policies with new rules on working with the superintendent (Policies 1301-1306). It passed 4-3.
October 2, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Moved to remove a line from the administrators' code of ethics barring them from joining groups that call for overthrowing the government. The board tabled it 5-2.
August 21, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Cast the only no vote on a directive for people removed from board meetings for disruption. It suspends them from district committees for six months. It passed 5-1.
July 17, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to let student-led clubs meet at school in grades 7 through 12, not just 8 through 12. The change failed 3-4.
June 26, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on adopting new board rules (Policies 1201-1210) and repealing all the old 100-series board policies. The motion passed 4-3.
May 29, 2025
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Was elected clerk of the Forest Lake Area school board for 2024. The vote was unanimous.
January 4, 2024
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on adding "Protection of the Personal Safety of Our Female Athletes in MSHSL Sports" to the board's list of asks to state lawmakers. The change failed 2-4.
December 7, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted no on repealing the district's face mask policy (Policy 711). The repeal failed 2-5.
January 5, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Won a seat on the Forest Lake Area school board with 7,759 votes. She placed second of seven candidates for three seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: flaschools.org
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was ordered by a panel of three state judges to pay a $150 fine. Her 2022 school board campaign signs lacked the required "paid for by" notice. The judges called it unintentional and said she fixed it quickly.
October 27, 2022
Source: mn.gov
Past race Jill Christenson ran in:
- Forest Lake Area Schools ISD 831 School Board Member At Large · November 3, 2026 · Forest Lake Public School District, Minnesota · incumbent