Mark Abraham

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.

Mark Thorpe Abraham
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 2020
Preceded byDan Morrish
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 2016 – January 2020
Preceded byChuck Kleckley
Succeeded byPhillip Tarver
Personal details
Born (1953-11-11) November 11, 1953
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Gina Abraham
ChildrenThree children
ResidenceLake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana, USA
Alma materLouisiana State University
OccupationReal estate broker
Businessman
College football career
LSU Tigers
PositionSafety
MajorAccounting

Career

Abraham is a former member of the Lake Charles City Council, the Port Authority, and the Louisiana International Trade Commission. He is a member at-large of the Louisiana Board of Regents. A real estate broker, he is also the co-owner of several other businesses, including a Cajun food company, a storage firm, a furniture and appliance rental company, and a shrimp and seafood processing plant. He is a member of the board of the Guatemalan orphanage Casa Aleluya and the Council for a Better Louisiana. He and his wife, Gina, have three children.[2]

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.

Education

Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he played football for the LSU Tigers.

References
  1. "Mark Abraham, November 1953". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. "Mark T. Abraham from Lake Chsarles". regents.la.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  3. "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
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