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Mark Thorpe Abraham

Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 25th district
Incumbent
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	(1953-11-11) November 11, 1953 (age 70)
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.

In2019, Abraham won election to the 25th district in the State Senate, succeeding term-limited incumbent Republican Dan Morrish.

Politics

American football

Business and Economics

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.

Preceded by Chuck Kleckley	Louisiana State Representative for District 36 (Calcasieu Parish) Mark Thorpe Abraham 2016 – 2020	Succeeded by Phillip Tarver
Preceded by Dan Morrish	Louisiana State Senator for District 25 Mark Thorpe Abraham 2020 –	Succeeded by Incumbent