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

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

  1. ^ "Mark Abraham, November 1953". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Mark T. Abraham from Lake Chsarles". regents.la.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
Preceded by Louisiana State Representative
for District 36 (Calcasieu Parish)
Mark Thorpe Abraham
2016 – 2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Louisiana State Senator
for District 25
Mark Thorpe Abraham
2020 – 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Abraham
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