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Mark Udall
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| Mark Udall | |
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| Assumed office January 6, 1999– |
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| Preceded by | David Skaggs |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | July 18, 1950 (age 56) Tucson, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Maggie Fox |
| Religion | Unspecified[1] |
Mark Emery Udall (born July 18, 1950), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. The district consists of Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, and Summit counties, as well as portions of Adams, Boulder, and Jefferson counties. Although he has not formally announced, Udall is a likely candidate for the United States Senate in 2008.
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Mark was born in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Morris "Mo" Udall, a former congressman from Arizona and candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1976. He is a cousin of Congressman Tom Udall of New Mexico and of Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, and nephew of former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. The Udall family is one of the most prominent political families in the United States.
Mark Udall graduated from Canyon del Oro High School, located in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley in 1968. He graduated from Williams College in 1972 and moved to Colorado. He was a faculty member at Colorado's Outward Bound School for 20 years, the last ten as executive director.
After only one term in the Colorado State House of Representatives, Udall won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd District in 1998 after 12-year incumbent David Skaggs retired. The race was unexpectedly close, with Udall only defeating Boulder's Republican mayor, Bob Greenlee, by two points. He has since easily won reelection four times.
On January 15, 2007, Senator Wayne Allard announced he would not run for a third term. With the seat open, it is now expected to be a top tier race.
- Udall family (political family)
- U.S. Congressman Mark Udall official House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Mark E. Udall campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Mark Udall issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Mark Udall campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Mark E. Udall (CO) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Mark Udall profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Mark Udall voting record
- Mark Udall for Congress official campaign site
- Udall Family of Arizona at the Political Graveyard
| Preceded by David E. Skaggs |
U.S. Representative from Colorado's 2nd Congressional District 1999- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Wayne Allard (R), Ken Salazar (D)
Representative(s): Diana DeGette (D), Mark Udall (D), John Salazar (D), Marilyn Musgrave (R), Doug Lamborn (R), Tom Tancredo (R), Ed Perlmutter (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
Categories: 1950 births | Living people | Members of the Colorado House of Representatives | People from Arizona | People from Denver | Udall family | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado | Current members of the United States House of Representatives | Williams College alumni