Christi Jacobsen holds a bachelor's degree from Carroll College and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Montana. She spent several years in the telecommunications industry before transitioning to the public sector, where she served as chief of staff to the Montana Secretary of State. Jacobsen has demonstrated leadership in enacting policies aimed at election integrity, including legislation that restricts same-day voter registration and ballot collection. Currently, she is in her second term as Montana Secretary of State.

Christi Jacobsen positions herself as a guardian of election integrity while advocating for policies that might seem restrictive at first glance. Her support for ending same-day voter registration, except for military and overseas voters, and her advocacy for restrictions on ballot collection, suggest a calculated approach to balancing voter accessibility with preventing fraud. Jacobsen's background in telecommunications and public administration informs her belief in efficient, customer-focused governance, which she brings to her policy stances. Her unique combination of stringent election measures and a focus on education hints at a nuanced, perhaps ideologically agile, approach to governance.