Mark Souder

Mark Souder
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana
In office
January 3, 1995 – May 21, 2010
Preceded byJill Long Thompson
Succeeded byMarlin Stutzman
Constituency4th District (1995-2003)
3rd District (2003-2010)
Personal details
Born
Mark Edward Souder

(1950-07-18)July 18, 1950
Grabill, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 2022(2022-09-26) (aged 72)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Diane Zimmer
EducationIndiana University, Fort Wayne (BS)
University of Notre Dame (MBA)

Mark Edward Souder (July 18, 1950 – September 26, 2022) was an American Republican politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1995 to 2010.

On May 18, 2010, Souder announced his resignation from Congress, after admitting to an extramarital affair with one of his part-time female staff members.

In January 2022, Souder was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on September 26, 2022 at the age of 72.


References

  1. ↑ "House Accepts Souder's Resignation From Seat". WIBC (FM). Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Souder to resign Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Goshen News, 2010 May 18 (accessed 2010 May 18).
  3. ↑ Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro (May 18, 2010). "Republican Rep Souder admits affair, resigns". reuters.com.
  4. ↑ "Former congressman Souder updates cancer fight". WPTA21. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former congressman Souder passes following cancer diagnosis". WPTA. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.