Mark Treaster | |
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| Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 101st district | |
| In office January 10, 2005 –January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Kauffman |
| Succeeded by | Joe Seiwert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17,1954 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Emporia State University |
Mark R. Treaster (May 17,1954) is a Democratic Party former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and businessman. He served the Kansas 101st district from 2005-2009. [1] In 2012,he ran for the 34th district of the Kansas Senate,but lost in the general election to incumbent Terry Bruce. [2] While in the state house,he served on the House Transportation Committee. [3]
Before entering politics and business,Treaster was an educator in Pretty Prairie,Kansas and Concordia,Kansas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in 1977 and a Master of Science in Learning Disabilities in 1991,both from Emporia State University. [4]
In 2010,he was named to the USDA Farm Service Agency state committee in Kansas [5] and still holds the position as of January 2016. [6]