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      • Mark Begich Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. Senate
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      • First Elected

        11/4/2008
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      • Next Election

        2014
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      • Missed Vote %

        7.46%
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      • Votes with Party

        95.72%
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      Whitecliff Building Suite 230 1900 First Avenue Ketchikan, AK

      Ph: 907-225-3000
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    • Mark Peter Begich (born March 30, 1962) is the junior United States Senator from Alaska and a member of the Democratic Party. A former mayor of Anchorage, he served on the Anchorage Assembly for almost ten years prior to being elected mayor in 2003. In the 2008 Senate election, Begich defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican member of the Senate of all time.
      Born in Anchorage, he is the son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich, who was presumed dead following a 1972 plane crash. At 26, he was elected to the Anchorage Assembly. After serving as chairman for three years, he left the Assembly in 1988. Begich ran two unsuccessful campaigns for mayor in 1994 and 2000 be...
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Date Born

BORN

3/30/1962

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Anchorage, AK

Home City

HOME CITY

Anchorage, AK

Religion

Religion

  Roman Catholic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Real Estate and Property Management Small Business Owner

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Senator, Unites States Senate, 2008-present Mayor, City of Anchorage, 2003-2008 Assemblyman, Anchorage Assembly, 1988-1998 Chair, Anchorage Assembly, 1993, 1996-1998

EDUCATION

Graduated, Stellar High School, 1981

FAMILY

Wife: Deborah Bonito; Children: Jacob Begich

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Sen. Mark Begich

    Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Member, Subcommittee on Personnel, Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, Member, Committee on Indian Affairs, Member, Committee on Appropriations, Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Member,