Chris Thieneman

Christopher Allen Thieneman (born June 6, 1965) is a former American college football player who was a defensive lineman in the World League of American Football (WLAF) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the early 1990s. He played for the San Antonio Riders of the WLAF, and the Sacramento Gold Miners of the CFL. Thieneman played collegiately at the University of Louisville, where he was an honorable mention All-American.

Later, he returned to Kentucky and took over the family business which included development and real estate.

As a Republican (later switching to Independent) he also ran for the Mayor of Louisville, the Kentucky State House of Representatives, and the Kentucky State Senate, losing all three times. He has also been accused of bribery, perjury, and assault. All of those allegations were found as not guilty.

Early life Thieneman was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Bishop David High School where he lettered three years in football as a defensive end. During his senior year, he earned All-County, All-District and All-State honors. Under coach Howard Schnellenberger, Thieneman returned to the football field in 1986, making the switch to the defensive tackle position. which also named him to the All-South Independent team. family-based subdivisions, low-income apartments and office complexes in the Greater Louisville Metro area. Thieneman is one of the largest owners of vacant property on Dixie Highway.

Thieneman ran in the Republican primary for Congress in Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in 2008. Heiner would eventually lose narrowly to current Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer.

In Spring of 2012, Thieneman filed to run for 37th district's state senate seat, narrowly defeating former Metro Councilman Doug Hawkins in the Republican primary in May. Thieneman lost by a wide margin in the general election to incumbent Democrat State Senator Perry Clark.

Despite numerous attempts, Thieneman has never won election to any public office.

Bribery In 2010, during his campaign for Louisville mayor, Thieneman participated in an interview with the Courier-Journal editorial board to seek the newspaper's endorsement. In the interview, Thieneman admitted to bribing a county official in order to get approval for a trailer park from the local planning commission despite heavy opposition from nearby residents. The request was granted by the planning commission, and a trailer park was built along a narrow piece of land in the middle of a middle-class neighborhood.

Residency In the fall of 2012, it was alleged by a local blog that Thieneman did not reside in the district in which he filed to represent. Thieneman has repeatedly denied that he lives outside the district, but depositions by citizens, photographic evidence, and voting records suggest Thieneman has multiple residences in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The residence in question is the location of a Thieneman-owned commercial business - a self-storage locker business.

Personal life Thieneman is one of the original founders of the Mint Jubilee, a Kentucky Derby-themed charity event that raises money for The James Brown Cancer Center in Louisville. The event has been mired in controversy and was alleged to have misappropriated funds originally meant for the charity.

In 2013, Thieneman was charged with assault and wanton endangerment when he was accused of choking his ex-girlfriend during an argument. The woman was granted an Emergency Protective Order of restraint from Thieneman. He was again arrested on May 29, 2014, for intimidating his ex-girlfriend, violating his EPO/DVO and retaliating against a participant in a legal process. Thieneman was eventually found not guilty of these assault charges.

Thieneman and his wife, Nikki, appeared on multiple episodes of the 5th season of 90 Day Fiance as the friend of cast member David Toborowsky.

Thieneman and his wife have two children together.