Mark Thorpe Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Morrish |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 2016 – January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Kleckley |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Tarver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1953 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gina Abraham |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Real estate broker businessman |
| Football career | |
| Profile | |
| Position | Safety |
| Career information | |
| College | LSU Tigers |
Mark Thorpe Abraham (born November 13, 1953) 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.
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).
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.