Mark Abraham
Mark Thorpe Abraham | |
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Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Dan Morrish |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
In office January 2016 – January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Chuck Kleckley |
Succeeded by | Phillip Tarver |
Personal details | |
Born | November 11, 1953 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Gina Abraham |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Occupation | Real estate broker businessman |
College football career | |
LSU Tigers | |
Position | Safety |
Major | Accounting |
Mark Thorpe Abraham (born November 13, 1953)[1] is a businessman and politician from Lake Charles. Since 2020, he has represented the 25th district in the Louisiana State Senate; he was previously a state representative for the 36th district from 2016 to 2020.[2]
Career
[edit]In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Abraham, with 5,607 votes (54.6 percent), defeated another Republican candidate, Keith DeSonier, who polled 4,654 votes (45.4 percent).[3]
He is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 36 in Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, he succeeded the term-limited Republican Representative Chuck Kleckley, also the former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
In 2019, Abraham won election to the 25th district in the State Senate, succeeding term-limited incumbent Republican Dan Morrish.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Abraham, November 1953". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mark T. Abraham from Lake Chsarles". regents.la.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.