Mark Obenshain

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Mark Obenshain (born June 11, 1962) is a Republican member of the Virginia Senate from Harrisonburg. Obenshain has accumulated a conservative voting record since being elected to the Shenandoah Valley's 26th state senate district in 2003. Obenshain's 2003 victory was a lopsided 68-32% win over former Harrisonburg mayor Rodney Eagle for an open seat.

In the Senate, Obenshain is a member of the Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources, Courts of Justice, Local Government, and the Privileges and Elections Committee. For fundraising and organizational purposes he is a member of the conservative Republican Senate Victory PAC.

In private life, Obenshain is married to Suzane Speas Obenshain and a partner at the Keeler-Obenshain law firm. Obenshain is a member of First Presbyterian Church and a former director of the Harrisonburg Rotary Club. Prior to joining the Senate, Obenshain was also a member of James Madison University's Board of Visitors and the Governor's Advisory Commission on Welfare Reform.

The Virginia Tech undergrad, and Washington & Lee law school grad is the son of former Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Richard D. Obenshain and the brother of the immediate past Chairman, Kate Obenshain Griffin.