Mark Abraham

American businessman and politician

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.