Christie Bender assumed her duties as the Juneau County Register of Deeds in 1997. Prior to her election she worked in the office beginning in 1979 and was promoted to Deputy Register of Deeds position in 1981. Christie is a long- time resident of Juneau County. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville campus. She is married to Richard Bender and they have two children and one grandson. Christie is a member of St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Church and attends services at the sister church of St. John’s in Kendall. She is a member of the Juneau County Republican Party, the Wisconsin Association of County Officers, the Wisconsin County Constitutional Officers, the Wisconsin Land Information Association, the Juneau County Land Records Modernization Committee and the Juneau County Historical Society. Christie is interested in the preservation of wildlife habitat and is a member of the North Branch Turkey Federation and a Host Committee Member for the Headwaters Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. She enjoys line dancing, gardening, sewing, baking and caring for her grandson.