Senator Mark Kirk (R)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Divorced
Birth date: 09/15/1959
Birthplace: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Home City: Highland Park IL
Religion: Congregationalist

Profession

Commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1989-present Counsel, International Relations Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1995-1999 Attorney, Baker and MacKenzie, 1993-1995 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs, United States Department of State, 1992-1993 Officer, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, 1990 Administrative Assistant, United States House of Representatives, Representative John Porter, 1984-1990 Parliamentary Assistant, British House of Commons, Office of Julian Critchley, Member of Parliament, 1982-1983 Teacher, The Milestone School, 1982-1983

Education

JD, Georgetown University, 1992 MS, London School of Economics, 1982 BA, Cornell University, 1981

Committees

Appropriations
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Special Committee on Aging
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: -

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

S 2230 Establishes a Minimum 30 Percent Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: -

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