Mark Abraham
Mark Thorpe Abraham | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Three children |
| Residence(s) | Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA |
| 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.
Career
Abraham is a former member of the Lake Charles City Council, the Port Authority, and the Louisiana International Trade Commission. He is a member at-large of the Louisiana Board of Regents. A real estate broker, he is also the co-owner of several other businesses, including a Cajun food company, a storage firm, a furniture and appliance rental company, and a shrimp and seafood processing plant. He is a member of the board of the Guatemalan orphanage Casa Aleluya and the Council for a Better Louisiana. He and his wife, Gina, have three children.[2]
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.
Education
Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he played football for the LSU Tigers.
References
- ^ "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.
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