{{Short description|American attorney and First Gentleman of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019}} {{infobox officeholder | name = | image = | caption = | office = 26th First Gentleman of Oklahoma | governor = Mary Fallin | term_start = January 10, 2011 | term_end = January 14, 2019 | predecessor = Kim Henry (as First Lady) | successor = Sarah Stitt (as First Lady) | birth_date = | birth_place = El Reno, Oklahoma | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican Party | spouse = {{marriage|Mary Fallin|November 21, 2009}} | education = }} '''Wade Christensen''' is an American attorney who served as the first, and only, First Gentleman of Oklahoma between 2011 and 2019.
==Early life and career== Wade Christensen was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, to James Christensen and Clairce Jo. His parents were teachers and farmers. He earned his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law. He worked as an attorney focused on banking, oil and gas, and real estate.<ref name="NGA Bio">{{cite web |title=Wade Christensen |url=https://www.nga.org/governor-spouse/wade-christensen/ |website=nga.gov |publisher=National Governors Association |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> He married Mary Fallin on November 21, 2009. David B. Hooten played their wedding reception.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Helen Ford |title=Mary Fallin, D. Wade Christensen celebrate at a wedding reception |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2010/01/18/mary-fallin-d-wade-christensen-celebrate-at-a-wedding-reception/60948533007/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=January 18, 2010}}</ref>
==First Gentleman== Christensen was the first, and only, First Gentleman of Oklahoma between 2011 and 2019. He received permission from the state to work for the University of Oklahoma and state worker's compensation agency during his tenure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Celock |first1=John |title=Governor's Husband Given Permission For Legal Work |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wade-christensen-husband_n_1102186 |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=HuffPost |date=18 November 2011 |language=en}}</ref>
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