Christina Marie Hagan-Nemeth (born December 11, 1988)[1] is an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 50th district.[2] She was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Ohio's 13th congressional district.[3]
Hagan was born and raised in Marlboro Township, a rural township in Stark County, Ohio.[3][4] She earned a degree in business administration with minors in business management and political science at Malone University. She supported herself in high school and college by working at various jobs: for her family's businesses, Hagan Heating and Plumbing, Bravo! Cucina Italiana and Carrabba's Italian Grill.[5] She also volunteered on her father's political campaigns.[6][7]
Hagan-Nemeth served as a state representative from 2011 to 2018. She ran against Todd Snitchler in 2008, losing in the Republican primary to replace her father.[8]
Hagan-Nemeth announced in April 2017 that she was running for Congress in the 16th district in the 2018 election.[9] She lost the primary to Anthony Gonzalez, with 40% of the vote to Gonzalez's 53%. Hagan-Nemeth did not live in the 16th congressional district.
On April 28, 2020, after competing in the most crowded field in Northeast Ohio,[3] Hagan-Nemeth won the Republican primary for Ohio's 13th congressional district, with preliminary results showing her winning 66% of the vote. Hagan-Nemeth faced incumbent Democrat Tim Ryan in the general election. She does not live in the 13th congressional district[10] and was criticized for seeking office outside her district. She lost the election, receiving 44.9% of the vote.[11]
In 2014 Hagan-Nemeth married Adam Nemeth,[4] whom she met while studying at Malone University. He is a plumber, electrician, and HVAC technician who has worked at the Hagan family HVAC company and is also a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in Marlboro Township. Hagan-Nemeth gave birth to her daughter Josaphine Jane in 2015[12] and twin sons in October 2018.[13]
