Mark Begich

A Senator from Alaska. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, March 30, 1962. Graduated Steller Secondary School, 1981. Small business owner. Real estate and property management. Member, Anchorage Assembly 1988-1998, chair 1993 and 1996-1998. Alaska Student Loan Corportion 1995-2002, chair 1996-2002. Alaska Commission of Post-secondary Education 1995-2002, chair 1996-1998. University of Alaska Board of Regents 2001-2002. Mayor of Anchorage 2003-2009. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2008, and served from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2015. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2014.