Christine Helman

Christine Helman is an Acadian businesswoman, the CEO of a non-profit. Helman ran an unsuccessful Senate campaign in 2012.

Helman was one of the seven candidates who won endorsement in the Progressive Party primary on December 3, 2011. She came in fourth place in the primary, which was considered a surprise. After her endorsement, Helman was considered a Senate race frontrunner.

On the January 14, 2012 election, Helman finished in tenth place, three spots below the threshold to earn a Senate seat. She conceded the race later that day. Among non-incumbent candidates, Helman came in third place. Among women, she came in fourth. And among Progressive Party candidates, Helman finished in sixth.