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Mark Begich
American legislator (born )
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In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Leader | Harry Reid |
Preceded by | Debbie Stabenow |
Succeeded by | Amy Klobuchar |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
Succeeded by | Dan Sullivan |
In office July 1, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | George Wuerch |
Succeeded by | Dan Sullivan |
In office April 30, – May 5, | |
Preceded by | Craig Campbell |
Succeeded by | Fay Von Gemmingen |
In office May 4, – December 7, | |
Preceded by | James Barnett |
Succeeded by | Dick Traini |
In office October 4, – April 21, | |
Preceded by | Brad Bradley |
Succeeded by | Melinda Taylor |
Born | Mark Pecker Begich () March 30, (age62) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Deborah Bonito (m.) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Nick Begich Sr. (father) Tom Begich (brother) Joseph Begich (uncle) Nick Begich Trio (nephew) |
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Mark Begich
Mark Peter Begich[1] (; born March 30, ) is an American politician. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from to He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was Mayor of Anchorage from to
Begich is the son of former U.S. RepresentativeNick Begich Sr.. In the Senate election, Begich beat Senator Ted Stevens, at the time, the longest-serving Republican member of the Senate.[2]
In the Senate election, Begich lost his bid for reelection by former Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan.[3][4][5][6]
Begich was the Democratic candidate for Governor in the election, but was defeated by Republican Mike J. Dunleavy.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p.6.
- ↑"Ted Stevens, Longest-Serving GOP Senator, Dead". CBS Interactive. August 10, Archived from the original on January 22, Retrieved September 28,
- ↑Bohrer, Becky. Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in AlaskaArchived at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press, November 12,
- ↑ General Election – Unofficial Results, Alaska Department of Elections, November 4,
- ↑Mark Begich concedes to Dan Sull
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Mark Begich
Mark Peter Begich is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Alaska from to A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Anchorage from to
Born in Anchorage, Begich is the son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich Sr. He was elected to the Anchorage Assembly at the age of He eventually served as chairman for three years, before leaving the Assembly in Begich ran two unsuccessful campaigns for mayor in and before being elected in In the Senate election, Begich narrowly defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, at the time, the longest-serving Republican member of the Senate.
In the Senate election, Begich was narrowly defeated in his bid for reelection by former Alaska Attorney General Dan ing completion of his term in the U.S. Senate, he became a policy advisor on Native American affairs in the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP