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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IllinoisMark Steven KIRK
(1959- )
Senate Years of Service:
2010-Party: RepublicanKIRK, Mark Steven, a
Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign,
Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1981; M.S., London School of Economics,
London, England, 1982; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington,
D.C., 1992; United States Naval Reserves, 1989 to present; lawyer,
private practice; staff member for United States Representative
John Porter of Illinois, 1984-1990; special assistant, United
States Department of State, 1992-1993; staff member for United
States House of Representatives International Relations Committee,
1995; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the
four succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 2001, until
his resignation on November 29, 2010; was not a candidate for
reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a
Republican to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010,
special election to the term ending January 3, 2011, a seat
previously held by appointed Senator Roland Burris, and at the same
time elected in the general election for the six-year term ending
January 3, 2017; took the oath of office on November 29, 2010.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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