Mark Thorpe Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Morrish |
| Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 2016 –January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Kleckley |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Tarver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11,1953 |
| 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]
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.