Christian Aalvik

Christian Aalvik was a member of the Washington House of Representatives who represented the 16th legislative district from 1937 to 1939.

Biography Born in or around the year 1876, Aalvik was of Danish descent and worked as a fuel dealer in Stevenson, Washington.

Aalvik ran for state representative in 1936 in the 16th legislative district, which included portions of Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, and Skamania counties. A Democrat, Aalvik was initially reported to have lost the general election to the Republican nominee but edged out a victory once absentee ballots were counted, winning by only 324 votes. During his term in office, Aalvik introduced a bill that he claimed would cut the lawful limit of game fish from 30 to 20 a day; however, the limit was already 20 at the time of the bill's introduction. He also introduced a bill that would have legalized some fish traps in Washington. Aalvik filed to run for reelection in 1938 but only received 4% of the vote in the primary.

Aalvik was a long-time member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He died on May 16, 1953.