Age:53
Wife:
Leslie, college sweetheart, married 25 years.
Kids:
Three sons, Sam, Ben, and Jack, and one daughter, Emily.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, 1978
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Juris Doctorate, 1981
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Professional & Civic Background:
For the last 10 years Mark has worked as an Assistant State's Attorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Before taking a leave of absence in August to run for Congress full-time, he was the supervisor of the office's Environment and Energy Division.
Before joining the State's Attorney's office, Mark worked in private practice for 17 years.
Prior to college and during breaks from his college and law school studies, Mark worked in the steel mills of East Chicago and Gary, Indiana.
Mark has served as president of the Lyons Township High School Board of Education since 2001. He was first elected to the board in 1997.
Mark coached youth basketball, baseball and soccer here in Western Springs and La Grange and has served on a number of charitable, religious and civic boards.
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