Mark Parkinson (Missouri politician)

For the governor of Kansas, see Mark Parkinson (Kansas politician).
Mark A. Parkinson
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Carl Bearden
Personal details
Born October 30, 1972 (1972-10-30) (age 39)
Saint Charles, Missouri
Nationality 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

2009-2010 legislative session

2011-2012 legislative session

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

  1. ^ Official Missouri House of Representatives biography-Retrieved March 25, 2009
  2. ^ InBrief (St. Charles County Suburban Journal), Sept. 15, 2007-Retrieved March 25, 2009
  3. ^ Missouri House Bill 2366 (2008)
  4. ^ Missouri House Bills 1549, 1771, 1395, and 2366 (2008)
  5. ^ Sponsored and co-sponsored legislation-Retrieved March 25, 2009
  6. ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-November 2, 2010 General Election-District 16-Retrieved November 16, 2010
  7. ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-November 4, 2008 General Election-District 16-Retrieved March 25, 2009
  8. ^ Missouri Secretary of State Election Archives-February 5, 2008 Special Election-District 16-Retrieved March 25, 2009

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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)
   
  1.    Craig Redmon (R)
  2.    Zachary Wyatt (R)
  3.    Casey Guernsey (R)
  4.    Mike Thomson (R)
  5.    Glen Klippenstein (R)
  6.    Lindell Shumake (R)
  7.    Mike Lair (R)
  8.    Tom Shively (D)
  9.    Paul Quinn (D)
  10.    Jay Houghton (R)
  11.    Ed Schieffer (D)
  12.    Doug Funderburk (R)
  13.    Chuck Gatschenberger (R)
  14.    Kathie Conway (R)
  15. Vacant
  16.    Mark A. Parkinson (R)
  17.    Vicki A. Schneider (R)
  18.    Anne Zerr (R)
  19.    Kurt Bahr (R)
  20.    Jeanie Riddle (R)
  21.    John W. Cauthorn (R)
  22.    Randy Asbury (R)
  23.    Stephen Webber (D)
  24.    Chris Kelly (D)
  25.    Mary Stil (D)
  26.    Joe Aull (D)
  27.    Pat Conway (D)
  28.    Delus Johnson (R)
  29.    Galen Higdon (R)
  30.    Nick Marshall (R)
  31.    Jay Swearingen (D)
  32.    Ronald Schieber (R)
  33.    Jerry Nolte (R)
  1.    Myron Neth (R)
  2.    T.J. Berry (R)
  3.    Bob Nance (R)
  4.    Mike Talboy (D)
  5.    Ryan Silvey (R)
  6. Vacant
  7.    John J. Rizzo (D)
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  9.    Leonard Hughes IV (D)
  10.    Gail McCann Betty (D)
  11.    Jason Kander (D)
  12.    Jason R. Holsman (D)
  13.    Kevin McManus (D)
  14.    Jeff Grisamore (R)
  15.    Gary L. Cross (R)
  16.    Tom McDonald (D)
  17.    Michael R. Brown (D)
  18.    Ira Anders (D)
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  20.    Cole McNary (R)
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  22.    Andrew Koenig (R)
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  33.    Bart Kormon (R)
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  11.    Ben Harris (D)
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  6.    Sarah Lampe (D)
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