- Mark Parkinson (Missouri politician)
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For the governor of Kansas, see Mark Parkinson (Kansas politician).
Mark A. Parkinson 
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 16th districtIncumbent Assumed office
2008Preceded by Carl Bearden Personal details Born October 30, 1972
Saint Charles, MissouriNationality American Political party Republican Spouse(s) Brigit Parkinson Residence Saint Charles, Missouri Profession Politician Religion Christian Website www.markparkinson.org Mark A. Parkinson (born October 30, 1972) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the 16th district (St. Charles County).
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Personal life
Background and Education
Parkinson is a St. Charles County native, graduating from Francis Howell High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Saint Louis University in 2000. He is married to Brigit Parkinson.
Group Memberships
Parkinson holds lifetime membership with the National Rifle Association, and is also a member of Ducks Unlimited, Missouri Right to Life, and the National Park Foundation. In the St. Charles area, Parkinson is a member of the St. Charles chapter of the Pachyderms, a Republican social club.
Political career
Pre-Elected Career
In 2000, Parkinson began working for the St. Louis office of United States Senator Kit Bond. During his time with Bond, he eventually became the deputy district director of the St. Louis office, overseeing that office's constituent relations and constituent outreach programs. Among other responsibilities, Parkinson coordinated and conducted Bond's "Listening Post" program, holding local question-and-answer sessions across 17 counties in northeast Missouri.[1]
Prior to his role with Bond, Parkinson also worked closely with the St. Louis Senate office of then-U.S. Senator and future U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Elected Career and Legislation
In 2007, Parkinson announced his intention to run for the 16th district state representative seat vacated by Carl Bearden, and was selected by the local Republican legislative committee to run as the party's candidate.[2] Due to the nature of the election, there was no primary, and Parkinson faced Democrat Tom Fann in a special election held on the same day as Missouri's 2008 presidential primary. Despite over 500 more Democratic primary ballots being drawn, Parkinson won by 3%, and was sworn in on February 26, 2008.
Despite Parkinson's shortened timeframe during his first term, he sponsored immigration reform legislation that was eventually incorporated into an omnibus immigration bill and signed by governor Matt Blunt.[3][4] For his work on this issue, he was recognized as one of the freshmen legislators of the year.
Parkinson was reelected in November 2008. During the 2009 session of the Missouri General Assembly, Parkinson has sponsored legislation dealing with immigration reform, property tax reform, tax deductions for homeschooling families, truth in sentencing legislation, and other issues.[5]
Committee Assignments
2008 legislative session
- Tax Reform;
- Financial Institutions;
- Transportation; and
- Joint Transportation Oversight Committee.
2009-2010 legislative session
- International Trade and Immigration (Vice-Chair);
- Fiscal Review;
- Homeland Security; and;
- Special Committee on General Laws.
2011-2012 legislative session
- Appropriations - General Administration, Chairman
- Budget
- General Laws
- Fiscal Review
- International Trade and Job Creation
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight, Vice-Chairman
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research
Electoral history
2010 General Election for Missouri’s 16th District House of Representatives[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Mark Parkinson 8,776 66.5 Democratic Debbie Bixler 4,414 33.5 2008 General Election for Missouri’s 16th District House of Representatives[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Mark Parkinson 10,366 53.1 Democratic Kristy Manning 9,171 46.9 2008 Special Election for Missouri’s 16th District House of Representatives[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Mark Parkinson 5,139 51.6 Democratic Tom Fann 4,824 48.4 References
- ^ Official Missouri House of Representatives biography-Retrieved March 25, 2009
- ^ InBrief (St. Charles County Suburban Journal), Sept. 15, 2007-Retrieved March 25, 2009
- ^ Missouri House Bill 2366 (2008)
- ^ Missouri House Bills 1549, 1771, 1395, and 2366 (2008)
- ^ Sponsored and co-sponsored legislation-Retrieved March 25, 2009
- ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-November 2, 2010 General Election-District 16-Retrieved November 16, 2010
- ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-November 4, 2008 General Election-District 16-Retrieved March 25, 2009
- ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-February 5, 2008 Special Election-District 16-Retrieved March 25, 2009
External links
- Official Missouri House of Representatives profile for Mark Parkinson
- Campaign Website
- Official Website
- Mark Parkinson on Twitter
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives 96th General Assembly (2011–2012)
Speaker of the House: Steven Tilley (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Shane Schoeller (R) • Majority Leader: Tim Jones (R) • Minority Leader: Mike Talboy (D)- Craig Redmon (R)
- Zachary Wyatt (R)
- Casey Guernsey (R)
- Mike Thomson (R)
- Glen Klippenstein (R)
- Lindell Shumake (R)
- Mike Lair (R)
- Tom Shively (D)
- Paul Quinn (D)
- Jay Houghton (R)
- Ed Schieffer (D)
- Doug Funderburk (R)
- Chuck Gatschenberger (R)
- Kathie Conway (R)
- Vacant
- Mark A. Parkinson (R)
- Vicki A. Schneider (R)
- Anne Zerr (R)
- Kurt Bahr (R)
- Jeanie Riddle (R)
- John W. Cauthorn (R)
- Randy Asbury (R)
- Stephen Webber (D)
- Chris Kelly (D)
- Mary Stil (D)
- Joe Aull (D)
- Pat Conway (D)
- Delus Johnson (R)
- Galen Higdon (R)
- Nick Marshall (R)
- Jay Swearingen (D)
- Ronald Schieber (R)
- Jerry Nolte (R)
- Myron Neth (R)
- T.J. Berry (R)
- Bob Nance (R)
- Mike Talboy (D)
- Ryan Silvey (R)
- Vacant
- John J. Rizzo (D)
- Vacant
- Leonard Hughes IV (D)
- Gail McCann Betty (D)
- Jason Kander (D)
- Jason R. Holsman (D)
- Kevin McManus (D)
- Jeff Grisamore (R)
- Gary L. Cross (R)
- Tom McDonald (D)
- Michael R. Brown (D)
- Ira Anders (D)
- Noel Torpey (R)
- Brent Lasater (R)
- Jeannie Lauer (R)
- Sheila Solon (R)
- Mike Cierpot (R)
- Karla May (D)
- Penny Hubbard (D)
- Jeanette Mott Oxford (D)
- Jamilah Nasheed (D)
- Chris Carter (D)
- Don Phillips (R)
- Tishaura Jones (D)
- Susan Carlson (D)
- Michele Kratky (D)
- Genise Monticello (D)
- Mike Colona (D)
- David Sater (R)
- Tommy Pierson (D)
- Sharon Pace (D)
- Clem Smith (D)
- Rory Ellinger (D)
- Stacey Newman (D)
- Steve Webb (D)
- Bert Atkins (D)
- Churie Spreng (D)
- Eileen McGeoghegan (D)
- Margo McNeil (D)
- Mary Nichols (D)
- Sylvester Taylor (D)
- Rochelle Walton Gray (D)
- Jill Schupp (D)
- Jake Zimmerman (D)
- Don Gosen (R)
- Cloria Brown (R)
- Cole McNary (R)
- John Diehl (R)
- Andrew Koenig (R)
- Tim Jones (R)
- John McCaherty (R)
- Jeanne Kirkton (D)
- Sue Allen (R)
- Dwight Scharnhorst (R)
- Rick Stream (R)
- Mike Leara (R)
- Scott Sifton (D)
- Gary Fuhr (R)
- Dave Hinson (R)
- Bart Kormon (R)
- Marsha Haefner (R)
- Tim Meadows (D)
- Paul Wieland (R)
- Ron Casey (D)
- Joe Fallert (D)
- Paul Curtman (R)
- Steven Tilley (R)
- Linda Black (D)
- Jacob Hummel (D)
- Scott Dieckhaus (R)
- Ben Harris (D)
- Charles Schlottach (R)
- Tom Loehner (R)
- Mike Bernskoetter (R)
- Jay Barnes (R)
- Rodney Schad (R)
- Wanda Brown (R)
- Caleb Jones (R)
- Stanley Cox (R)
- Sandy Crawford (R)
- Scott Largent (R)
- Denny Hoskins (R)
- Michael McGhee (R)
- Chris Molendorp (R)
- Rick Brattin (R)
- Barney Fisher (R)
- Mike Kelley (R)
- Tom Flanigan (R)
- Charlie Davis (R)
- Bill White (R)
- Bill Reiboldt (R)
- Bill Lant (R)
- Don Ruzicka (R)
- Sue Entlicher (R)
- Thomas Long (R)
- Charlie Denison (R)
- Eric Burlison (R)
- Melissa Leach (R)
- Sarah Lampe (D)
- Shane Schoeller (R)
- Lincoln Hough (R)
- Kevin Elmer (R)
- Raymond Weter (R)
- Lyle Rowland (R)
- Tony Dugger (R)
- Lyndall Fraker (R)
- Darrel Pollock (R)
- Don Wells (R)
- David A. Day (R)
- Keith Frederick (R)
- Jason Smith (R)
- Ward Franz (R)
- Paul Fitzwater (R)
- Steve Cookson (R)
- Todd Richardson (R)
- Diane Franklin (R)
- Shelley Keeney (R)
- Donna Lichtenegger (R)
- Wayne Wallingford (R)
- Billy Pat Wright (R)
- Ellen Brandom (R)
- Steve Hodges (D)
- Terry Swinger (D)
- Kent Hampton (R)
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