Christine Hunschofsky

Christine Hunschofsky is an American politician from the state of Florida. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and is currently serving as the Mayor of Parkland, Florida.

Christine Hunschofsky
Mayor of Parkland, Florida
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byMichael Udine
Personal details
BornBoston, MA
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Hannes Hunschofsky
ChildrenMichael Hunschofsky, John Hunschofsky[1]
EducationBabson College (1996), Boston University (1992)[2]

Early life

Hunschofsky grew up in Boston, and graduated from Boston University with a focus on Business Administration and Philosophy.[3]

Political career

After Moving to Parkland, Hunschofsky became involved with the community. She was a member of the Parkland Education Advisory Board for 7 years, wrote for Parkland Life Magazine, and was involved with the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church.[3] She was elected City Commissioner in 2012 with 84 percent of the vote, and in 2016 ran for Mayor of Parkland and won with 76 percent of the vote.[3]

In 2020 she ran for Kristin Jacobs' vacated Florida House District 96 seat, receiving an endorsement from 2020 Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg,[4] as well as local officials such as Florida Senator Kevin Rader and Representatives Dan Daley, Michael Gottlieb, and Tina Polsky, in addition to many other Florida politicians, including many mayors.[5] She also received an endorsement from Fred Guttenberg, the father of one of the Parkland Shooting victims, who praised Hunschofsky for being "truly there for our community" and working "tirelessly to guide our city through its darkest days."[5]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

On February 14, 2018, a student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland killing 17 people (14 students and 3 staff members), and injuring 17 others. After the shooting, Hunschofsky and other mayors went to Washington, D.C. to lobby the federal government for stricter background checks for those purchasing guns, and other gun control measures.[6][7] Their efforts were not successful, and no bill was passed at the time.

Hunschofsky spoke at a community event on the anniversary of the shooting, saying “While we are still healing, while a lot of this is still raw, to see the human spirit that we have here in Parkland, I think that’s the message. We might have been shaken but we refuse to be down for the count.”[8]

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References
  1. "The Hunschofsky Family". Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Mayor Christine Hunschofsky". City of Parkland. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. Pfingsten, Gina. "Meet the Leaders: Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky". Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. Nicol, Ryan. "Pete Buttigieg PAC backs Christine Hunschofsky in HD 96". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Nicol, Ryan. "Christine Hunschofsky rolls out bevy of endorsements after announcing HD 96 run". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. Smiley, David. "Florida mayors go to Washington to lobby for gun background checks". Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. Swisher, Skyler. "Parkland mayor lobbies in Washington for gun background checks". Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. "Parkland to observe mass shooting's first anniversary with 'service and love'". Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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